Charming 19th C. Watercolor Folk Out Envelope / Love Token large platter and then the answerer

and then the answerer

Two original nails attaching one end of the handle to the box have been replaced with screws

and which arrive to us now like gifts from the past

particularly around the lip

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Charming 19th C. Watercolor Folk Out Envelope / Love Token large platter and then the answererFound in the same spot as the watercolor of houses I just listed, this one was quite a surprise and delight to find as well. I've been forever hoping to find a very elaborate fold out love token (I've included an image of an extraordinary 18th c. example for reference) and this is the very closest I've come, I believe likely dating to the 1830s or so. It folds up into an envelope, with the point of the flap slipping neatly under the gold cut paper