Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower mid-century modern pitcher to be incorporated as front

to be incorporated as front and back panels of a Kuna woman's blouse

And a pretty great white stripe painted down the front of this brown horse's face

I'd guess mid- to late 19th century

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Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower mid-century modern pitcher to be incorporated as frontIn my book it is always time for a Valentine, and I think this is quite the charmer, though it might take the right sort of recipient to appreciate an implied comparison to a little piggy! I believe this is a fairly early one, c. 1870s or so, with what looks to me like hand coloring for the blue ground and tan pig, and then I believe gold foil on the cutout bit just above. Blank inside so ready to be sent now, though also I think certainly frame