Antique Paper Lace Valentine c. 1850s

An antique c. 1850s lace paper Valentine card of a Victorian woman with a small poem below it. The head of the woman moves with a small tab at the bottom. It has seen better days but still lives to see today. Perhaps it can live on with you?

Poem:

My purpose is not insult, but true love,

Not the romantic stuff of hill and grove,

But a sincere regard which speaketh plain,

And pointeth out the follies of the vain.

You possess many of the graces rare,

That should adorn and deck a lady fair,

But then your follies like weeds mid roses

All your other charms successfully opposes.

Dimensions: 7.5” x 5.25” (open = doubled)

Condition: Various small rips and staining throughout. Please see photos for more accurate view of condition.