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VELVET PURSE VALENTINE
A red velvet envelope purse decorated with a white satin rose, unfolding to reveal three floral satin panels, two with a printed verse, one reads 'I love thee truly. I thought to tell my love to you/But oh! what can I say/Firm lasting, tender, strong/And true/It grows more ripe/Each day', 6 x 4in., c. 1890.
A red velvet envelope purse decorated with a white satin rose, unfolding to reveal three floral satin panels, two with a printed verse, one reads 'I love thee truly. I thought to tell my love to you/But oh! what can I say/Firm lasting, tender, strong/And true/It grows more ripe/Each day', 6 x 4in., c. 1890.