Early Victorian Etched and (Many) Hand-colored Calling Cards - Set of 19 carved rower in boat But I've searched and searched

But I've searched and searched and not found another quite like it

with a couple of stray pencil marks on the lower part of the drawing

then a series of embossed and lightly inked vertically running lines

" On reverse just the address of the recipient

On the front inside page is a stapled orange paper reading "J

Early Victorian Etched and (Many) Hand-colored Calling Cards - Set of 19 carved rower in boat But I've searched and searchedI just found a small lot of these antique calling, or compliments cards, which I am loving for their finely etched designs, bits of poetry, and for the hand coloring done on many, more carefully in some cases than it others! Here is a whole bunch of them (the first two photos document the whole set included). Fun things to drop as little gifts I think, or to frame up a set together. Each card approx 2 3 4" x 1 3 4", give or take. Stains and spotting