Early Victorian Etched and (Many) Hand-colored Calling Cards - Set of 19 carved rower in boat and reads as much as

and reads as much as a tabletop minimalist sculpture as a folk art carving

with some dryness to the wood and a little wear to the paint

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

This one was filed half-way through from one direction

Early Victorian Etched and (Many) Hand-colored Calling Cards - Set of 19 carved rower in boat and reads as much asI 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