Josie's C. 1850s Victorian Die Cut Valentine in Period Frame, Dayton, Ohio wooden cutout I think the construction is

I think the construction is amazing

it has an irregularly faceted form and interesting surface showing a mix of cream

but that green and cream still pop

mid-late 19th century I believe

The features are in fact utilitarian ones

Josie's C. 1850s Victorian Die Cut Valentine in Period Frame, Dayton, Ohio wooden cutout I think the construction isI tend to pass over Victorian die cut creations in favor of hand drawn ones, but this early Valentine., c. 1850s or so, feels as much the latter as the former, and I think is just wonderful. It appears to have been made for a Josie Millie __ (?) of Dayton Ohio, with her name written several times in pencil inside the heart constructed of many bits of die cut greenery and flowers. Then below, several lines of a poem, the first two of which one can