Valentine/Devotional. Liebst Mich Wie Ich Dich. Nicht mehr Begehr Ich. (Love me like I you. No more do I desire.)

• Price: $1,800.00
  

  SKU: 67555

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• MEDIUM: Handcut parchment with watercolor,

  DATE: circa 1720.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 2 3/4 x 1 3/4" (7 x 4.5 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: "...thought to have been made by nuns in Strasbourg." - Ruth Webb Lee "A History of Valentines." Two painted hearts entwined with leaves. The number 3 is painted in gold above and within the hearts. An Endless Knot, painted in red and green, is just under the handwritten note."

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed in 3/8" gold leaf with rag mat and back.

• CONDITION: Good condition with original color.

• REFERENCE: A History of Valentines by Ruth Webb Lee. The Valentine & its Origins by Frank Staff.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Valentine , Devotionals