Antique Handmade Red and Gold Paper Cut Schoolgirl Valentine enamel Larger measures 4 7/8" long

Larger measures 4 7/8" long x 2 1/4" tall x 1 1 /8" wide

maybe exactly because they seem sort of like hard-trying underdogs striving to be majestic

Perhaps it is especially because I keenly identify with this clumsy child

For certain it has age to it

with a lid that slides through a notch in the side of the box and then through two tiny pins

Antique Handmade Red and Gold Paper Cut Schoolgirl Valentine enamel Larger measures 4 7/8" longYesterday I came across a bunch of old handmade valentines, including this one, filling me with total joy. And this stunner, unsigned inside, is ready to give again! To my eye, it couldn't be better, including for the wonderfully anxious looking face on our woman of many hearts, carefully constructed of construction paper! 6" t x 4 1 2" w closed and in very good condition.