Victorian puzzle card

Illustrator Susannah Garrod shows us how to recreate the romance of a Victorian love affair with a puzzle purse perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Making a Victorian puzzle purse, or note, or letter.... it was all about the folding

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Signature: February 14, 1826.Inscription: [Around the central square with the Endless Knb ot of Love:]A. On the inside sweet Turtle DoveB. I’ve wrote the moral of my loveC

12K views · 1.6K likes | Lyn Edwards | Textile Artist on Instagram: "Traditionally the Victorian Puzzle Purse was made to send to your sweetheart on Valentine's Day ❤ I've made this one especially for a friend whose birthday is 14th February ❤ #victorianpuzzlepurse #valentines #valentinesday #love #paperart #illustration #penandink #explorepage #origami #rhs #botanicalillustrationart #watercolour #vintagepaper"

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. This document is a square sheet of paper that is folded into a star. The text and drawings are on both sides of the sheet. The areas that are visible on the folded paper are decorated with text, hearts, flowers and a small cross. One of the hearts is pierced by an arrow. circa 1800