Boxed Valentine's Day Gift

(?) Anonymous, British, 19th century British

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Rectangular white box with an attached lid. The lid is decorated with ornaments in a gold-brown color. In the center of the lid an oval cartouche is placed with colored flowers in its compartment. Inside the box is a cotton cushion upon which the gift is presented. The gift consists of a small bouquet of fake (textile) flowers attached to a brass colored ring. Included is a scrap with the text "live to love".

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