Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame Adirondack frame with the mother feeling rather

with the mother feeling rather like a shadow of herself

for myself

Since finding this one

And dreamed of the long dim hair

Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame Adirondack frame with the mother feeling ratherI'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