Heart and Hand
with Love Birds

Skillfully Cut
Love Token 

Probably New England, ca. mid-19th century.

Tiny, fine paper cuttings of a pair of love birds resting on a heart-in-hand, the heart woven, surrounded by an oval of plaited hair, all set upon a blue-silk backing. Presented in a deeply carved hardwood frame which is likely the original.

The frame about 4 5/8 inches x 3 ½. Over 20 years in a private Northeast collection, previously from Madeline Killeen, Ithaca, NY.