A valentine manufactured by Jonathan King on embossed paper by Joseph Mansell.
The hand-painted apple lifts up to reveal a cry from the heart:

“The first valentine is like the first baby, a delight when it comes, a wonder and a thing of joy, but fated to be eclipsed by the second, although that second may not be so pretty”.

• Opposite
• “Apple Sauce” valentine
• 114 x 178mm (4½ x 7in)
• circa 1860s

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