1800s Victorian Sailors Valentine Shell Art box w HEART Pin Cushion Litho pic

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1800s Victorian Sailors Valentine Shell Art box w HEART Pin Cushion Litho pic:
$139.05

Victorian EraShell art box withHeart Pin CushionFisherman picThis sale is for aVintage seashell art box with a Red Heart Pincushion and a litho scene of a fisherman. The pincushion is a little faded and still very firm showing just a few specks of the sawdust filling. It has red and green seeds which are common for these older shell items. All the shells seem to be there. Lid is still firmly attached.

Measures 7 \" length x 5 \" width x 3 \" high

On all The shell items that I sell Because of the shell items being over 100 years old it is Very Rare to find a piece that does not have any shells that are chipped,replaced or some kind of wear including some of the shell items are dirty/dusty from sitting around in its 100+ year history. It is very very VERY rare to find a Victorian sailors valentine shell piece that is in perfect condition.

In the late nineteenth century no beau would dare to visit his sweetheart without taking some token of his true feelings, a bunch of flowers,candy,an item of jewelry or a book of poems. From a wide range of shell decorated items that have survived and the message of Love and Affection that they often bare, it appears that boxes and trinkets,decorated in shells were also popular gifts for loved ones.

It is all original. Overall It is in

Very Good condition.

Some people would call this an old sailors valentine. Sailors would pick these shell items up to give them to there sweethearts when they got home.It was also the custom of the day when visiting the seashore to collect shells as mementos of the trip and friends met along the way. Paper shops would sell paper boxes / picture frames in decorative designs for the purpose of covering them with the gathered shells. It is a customsimilarto making a memory jar, vase etc. Women at that time were also very adept at making their own gifts and love tokens to friends from inexpensive material as they often times had very little access to ready cash. Their husbands holding the purse strings as it were.

Measures 7 \" length x 5 \" wide x 3 \" TallWhat a great find!

The group pic is of the other victorian shell art items that I have on for sale.

If you are the high buyer on 2 or more sales of my shell art items that I\'m currently selling on ...I will pay all shipping costs.Simular pieces may be viewed in Smyth\'s Neptune\'s Treasure book. I\'m no expert in this stuff, some of these items are dirty from sitting around, so what you see is what you get. Sold as is. Buyer pays actual shipping cost with insurance. No charge for packaging or handling. Feel free to email me with any questions.