The Unrequited Love" or "The Despondent Lover" Valentine Series -- "Pine not my sister dear

England, 1830. Very good. Light toning.. A rare example of one of the valentines produced for the so-called "Unrequited Love" or "Despondent Lover" valentine set, a highly sentimental series first produced in the 1830s. Most featured despondent lovers, but some featured happy or joyful scenes of love. This example does not feature the Addenbrooke name or 1828 watermark known in other examples, but appears contemporary. This example depicts two sisters in a drawing room, one consoling the other, with a poem that reads: "Pine not thus. my sister dear, His vows are written here, I too alike, doubts in my breast arise, ANd wait th' exchange of plighted vows to prize." Wove paper bifolium with embossed decorative border (10" by 8"), with hand colored aquatint in center.