12mo Lace Paper Valentine with Hidden Message - Scap of dressed cherub courting

London, 1850. Very good. Minor spotting. Some damage to blue paper on verso. Neck of cupid delicate/creased.. A charming 12mo valentine made from gilt lace paper, blue decorated paper peeking out from underneath, and an embossed chromolithographed scrap depicting a winged cupid in 18th century garb holding out a love letter and bouquet to the viewer. Includes a hidden chromolithographed birthday message titled "On a Birthday", which is revealed when the scrap is lifted from the lace paper: "This tributary verse, Warm with such love as ne'er shall find an end..." Measures approx. 4" by 2.75 (Inventory #: 6045105)