Lovely 1849 PA German Love Token in Watercolored Paper Lace Envelope bear sculpture perhaps the most curious of

perhaps the most curious of all

20 1/2" long x 6" across at head

Essentially a “honey do” joke a la 1800

and would be inclined to mix and match cups and saucers

with the overflow in a smaller un-lidded wooden box of a similar ilk

Lovely 1849 PA German Love Token in Watercolored Paper Lace Envelope bear sculpture perhaps the most curious ofA lovely little valentine, or prayer blessing of sorts, delivered in a very lovely embossed and watercolored four flap envelop. My German is pretty much non existent, but I've translated the beginning of the card inside to glean "oh child, God didn't give life just for this short time" or something along these lines. The formal manner of the card, with that pretty border, resembles early rewards of merit too. Pennsylvania German I believe, signed and