A beautifully designed lace paper depicting the ultimate expectation of a valentine - the joining of two hearts in the marriage ceremony.

• “How sweet is friendship’s gentle bond, when heart in heart can rest,
• And holy are the kindred loves that warm the human breast;
• Still sweeter, holier, is the tie which wedded love can bind,
• When pure affection forms the bond, and mind is linked to mind.”

• Opposite
• Lace-paper
• 114 x 184mm (4½ x 7¼in)
• Mid nineteenth century

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