Intricate Circular Lace Paper Valentine with Embossed Scrap, Woven together with Silk Ribbon

United States, 1850. Very good. Some staining, tarnishing.. A circular lace paper Valentine measuring approx. 4" in diameter, made from two layers of fine lace paper woven together with dark blue silk ribbon, and decorated with embossed paper applied scraps. Features a large silver embossed scrap in the center, with the image of a white dove atop a bow and arrow in the central cartouche. Intricate, skilled, and attractive.