liblinks:houghtonlib:This illustrated 18th century love letter was originally folded into a small in
liblinks:houghtonlib:This illustrated 18th century love letter was originally folded into a small interlocking square called a “puzzle purse”. (You’ll be relieved to know that we used a facsimile version to make the demonstration GIF above.) For more on this charming piece of folk art, see this post on the Houghton Library Blog. MS Am 3030Houghton Library, Harvard UniversityOld school cootie catcher. -- source link
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