Hearts Aflame, C. 1840s Inscribed Hand-colored German Love Token with Gold Foil newspaper box the painting is the work

the painting is the work of Benjamin Allen Harnett (1873-1945)

I really love the super folky early theorems on velvet

and University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology among others

This one found in upstate NY near Lake George

And with what looks like a drippy red signature at lower right

Hearts Aflame, C. 1840s Inscribed Hand-colored German Love Token with Gold Foil newspaper box the painting is the workThe text here, in German, roughly translates to say: May happiness always accompany you and brighten your day, and may your hope always rest on solid ground. Hard to argue with such a lovely sentiment as that! This dates to the 1840s or so, and would have been given as a love token or valentine. Hand colored, with gold foil frame around the happy couple. And a handwritten inscription on reverse, in German I believe, hard to decipher. Really lovely I