TRUE LOVER'S KNOT

In 18th and early 19th century America, popular amongst some Pennsylvania Quakers, this form of handmade love token included a penned message within mazelike linear bands enclosing English text. It is possible to follow the text along more than one path and still come out with a sensible message. To read the text from any entry point, one rotates the token.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Another decade older and still charming!

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This fine example of calligraphic American folk art turns 210 years old Friday, December 9th!
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Southern New Jersey, United States
Longtime Graphic Designer with a second career in Kitchen Design; Wife 2.0; Mother of 1/Stepmother of 2, Aunt & Great Aunt, "Baby" Sister, Amateur family researcher. Fraktur and Font Fanatic.
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