Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame book of puzzles Tracy at lower left and

Tracy at lower left and dated Feb 7

and rather awe-inspiring for the fineness of the penmanship

and the yellow glow emitting from within--and also how it fills almost the whole paper

clearly with old horizontal fold lines and a few small stains

Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame book of puzzles Tracy at lower left andI've looked at quite a lot of antique love tokens including many cut and woven paper hearts, but rarer to find an early heart and hand combined, and I don't think I've ever seen a hand with such long and slender fingers! This is for sure an early one, c. 1820s 30s, very finely cut and woven, and in what I believe is its original frame, backed with beautiful hand marbled paper. There is some toning, particularly to that first long finger, but over 200