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Vintage Large Shellwork Sailor's Valentine
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Vintage Sailor's Valentine, Shellwork, 20th Century. The impressive Valentine shellwork has a cover which is now displayed separately. The valentine is in an octagonal mahogany box...
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19th Century Sailor's Woolwork Royal Coat of Arms
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Charming and characterful 19th Century British sailor’s woolwork art picture and frame. Depicting the British Royal Coat of Arms. Raised silkwork lion and unicorn supporters, flanking embroidered coat...
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Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
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Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 A double sailor's valentine with Spanish Cedar box with two sides. The right side is centered with a heart within within a ring of pink shells with beds of different colored sea shells at the border The left side has a star in the center and also with a circular ring of shells with alternating panels around the border Dimensions: Open: 18 1/2 inches wide x 9 inches x1 1/2 inches deep; Closed: 9 inches wide x 9 inches high x 3 inches deep See an article from the Seaport Museum, New York City, about the story and history of valentines. From Wikipedia A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, a type of mostly antique souvenir...
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Early 19th Century Cutwork Valentine
Located in Wiscasset, ME
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British Sailor's Large Woolwork of HMS Brunswick
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British Sailor's large woolwork of HMS Brunswick, Made by J. H. Miller, Brixton, Circa 1865 The large-scale sailor's woolwork depicts an image of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship...
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