Yes, I'll Remember Thee, c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Mirror and Handwritten Verse Inside ink drawing with collage 1 5/8" long and in

1 5/8" long and in excellent condition

and the misspelling too

the "Wood" I have to think a playful reference to the material from which the book was carved

(I keep thinking of Lichtenstein's ben-day dots when I look at them

The hand of one of Sharkey's arms has been re-glued

Yes, I'll Remember Thee, c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Mirror and Handwritten Verse Inside ink drawing with collage 1 5/8" long and inI've found exactly one other antique paper lace valentine with a mirror of this sort, c. 1840s, here with mirror bordered in wreath of hand colored die cut flowers. And here with a silver die cut ribbon just above it, which looks quite a lot in form like ribbon tied hair wreath memento of the era. I'm just a sucker for these, such pretty and delicate things delivering sweet sentiments. And here a pasted verse on the front and then a handwritten one