Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame correspondance 3 5/16" x 2 13/16"

3 5/16" x 2 13/16"

perhaps made from other crates

And he saw how the reeds grew dark

Or hot crossed buns

Hammett sold the company to a group of Massachusetts investors

Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame correspondance 3 5/16" x 2 13/16"I've looked at quite a lot of antique love tokens including many cut and woven paper hearts, but rarer to find an early heart and hand combined, and I don't think I've ever seen a hand with such long and slender fingers! This is for sure an early one, c. 1820s 30s, very finely cut and woven, and in what I believe is its original frame, backed with beautiful hand marbled paper. There is some toning, particularly to that first long finger, but over 200