Partial But Exceptional 1816 Cut Paper Love Token with Ink and Watercolor and Many Delights small carved bird I believe I have NEVER

I believe I have NEVER seen another folded paper/wrapper box I like as much as this one

Northwest Coast

dating this one to the late 1840s) whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend

I love the openness of this lovely's face as peeks out from between the drapes

I then came across in person it later that day

Partial But Exceptional 1816 Cut Paper Love Token with Ink and Watercolor and Many Delights small carved bird I believe I have NEVERThis intricate cut paper scherenschnitte love token certainly shows it 200+ years (dated 1816 inside one of the hearts), but it is such a special one, which, happily, someone not too long ago took pains to stabilize and protect so that it might endure for many years to come. The aging of the blue paper from which it was cut is itself a very beautiful thing, and the sun star at center especially so, but the greatest delights here come from closer