Thine True Love Only, 19th C. Theorem Watercolor Forget Me Not 80s style Board covers and cloth spine

Board covers and cloth spine

but based on the forms and radiant gold and cream paint

Photos don't capture how special it feels in hand--more subtle than flashy for sure

There is also a bit of red stain/spatter over his left cheek

Thine True Love Only, 19th C. Theorem Watercolor Forget Me Not 80s style Board covers and cloth spineIn my book, it's always time for a valentine or love token, and what a lovely one is this, announcing the giver as "Thine True Love Only" no small thing! The text appears to have been stamped or block printed, the rest done in watercolor and ink by hand (using hand cut stencils, which is how theorems were made, and, I recently learned, the paint was often blown onto the paper via a glass tube, like a straw.) Especially great here I think is the smoke