Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame book of puzzles gliding smoothly and holding perfectly

gliding smoothly and holding perfectly snug

These great circa 1950s heavy brass Chinese koi-shaped locks are ideal for holding closed a Chinese chest

it fills me with joy to look at this

and the yellow glow emitting from within--and also how it fills almost the whole paper

clearly with old horizontal fold lines and a few small stains

Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame book of puzzles gliding smoothly and holding perfectlyI've looked at quite a lot of antique love tokens including many cut and woven paper hearts, but rarer to find an early heart and hand combined, and I don't think I've ever seen a hand with such long and slender fingers! This is for sure an early one, c. 1820s 30s, very finely cut and woven, and in what I believe is its original frame, backed with beautiful hand marbled paper. There is some toning, particularly to that first long finger, but over 200