Charming Little Pair of Pennsylvania Cut Paper Valentines hi merit badge I just love its immediacy

I just love its immediacy and directness and the relative crudeness of her fantastic profile

which it mirrors to a t

Seven stacked layers of carved wood for the hearts and triangular forms all the way around

with Jose and his family looking as if both signaling "help" and gratefully waving to her

with graphite visible under the ink--as all that detail needed some careful sketching first

Charming Little Pair of Pennsylvania Cut Paper Valentines hi merit badge I just love its immediacyJust a pair of little handmade valentines, which, between those fancy scalloped edges and crayoned hearts, I find hugely satisfying. There is writing in graphite inside, a little hard to read against the green, but one was definitely addressed to Grandma. There is a bit of a sheen to the green paper. 3 1 8" x 3 ea, closed. Good condition, early 20th c. I believe.