A 19th century double octagonal sailor's valentine inscribed "For My Mother"
A 19th century double octagonal sailor's valentine inscribed "For My Mother"

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A 19th century double octagonal sailor's valentine inscribed "For My Mother"
within a hinged mahogany frame with latch, decorated with a variety of shells and dried berries, on the left a geometric motif with roses and a heart at the center, and on the right, repeating the geometric pattern and at the center "For My Mother".
9 x 18 in. (22.9 x 45.7 cm.) open