Puzzle purses

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folded love note – Something for (almost) Nothing

an origami piece with some writing on it

A Puzzlement

Victorian puzzle purse examples and instructions, via Susan Angebranndt

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gifting purse puzzles. If you really want to go all out with a handmade of expression of your love, take a cue from the Victorians and make a "puzzle purse." These gifts were a series of love letters that were meant to be read separately, but also fit together to create a beautiful design and message, according to Bustle. Use the Valentine puzzle purse tutorial from VictorianTreasury.com to make one at home this year.

the instructions for how to make an origami valentine's day gift box

Video Tutorial for a Victorian Puzzle Purse for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Victorian Puzzle Purse

four pieces of cloth with hearts and flowers on them, all in different designs from the same era

lettera del periodo vottoriano

an old paper with designs on it and some writing in the middle, as well as other items

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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...

an old embroidered piece with flowers and birds on it's sides, surrounded by other designs

Digital Collections: A Stone Inclines to Earth (Ein Stein sich nach der Erden neigt)

A Stone Inclines to Earth (Ein Stein sich nach der Erden neigt)

an old paper with flowers on it and some writing in the middle that says love

“Shine on my love in all her ways” Houghton Library Blog

Late 18th Century Puzzle Purse Love Token (verso), Houghton Library, Harvard.

an intricately designed paper cutout with some writing on it

Puzzle Purse 1840s-1850s

two hands holding an origami piece on top of a wooden table with writing on it

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The Intricate Designs of an 18th-Century Love Token

Curator John Overholt demonstrates the folding a facsimile of the puzzle purse — courtesy John Overholt/Houghton Library/Harvard

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This puzzle purse from 1797, sent to Gordonstown, Scotland, was hand-painted with symbols of affection. (Courtesy of Nancy Rosin)

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an origami star with writing on it and a heart in the middle is shown

A version of an antique puzzle purse using origami folding. Great to make using calligraphy! It folds to show another heart like the center one, dotted on both inside and outside of the heart border. The message is numbered 1 thru 8, and the very interior around the pink heart is also numbered: 1 thru 4.