Yes, I'll Remember Thee, c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Mirror and Handwritten Verse Inside collectibles when commercial knitting--made by knitting

when commercial knitting--made by knitting machines--would have primarily been used for knitting underwear

35 1/4" long x 3 11/16" tall x 13/16" thick

(And the red of her coral necklace for me only advances that sense of devilishness

The rest of it may live on somewhere else

Yes, I'll Remember Thee, c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Mirror and Handwritten Verse Inside collectibles when commercial knitting--made by knittingI'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