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Valentine's cards

CA RBD MSG 1190-1
Series

Part of Greeting Card Collection

Series consists of greeting cards, prints, and ephemera celebrating St. Valentine's Day. Items date from between approximately 1790 to the late twentieth century.

Valentine with lace paper, illustration, and flowers

CA RBD MSG 1190-1-1-7
Item
approximately 1860

Part of Greeting Card Collection

Intricate Valentine's card with painted cut paper border surrounding inner colour illustration of waterfall scene. Paper cherub perched at top of inner illustration. At bottom of inner illustration are dried sprigs of greenery and fabric lowers. Lower portion of cut paper border features fabric bow with printed text "Truly Yours."

Valentine signed by Jacob Mercker

CA RBD MSG 1190-1-1-1
Item
approximately 1790

Part of Greeting Card Collection

Hand-coloured printed Valentine featuring vignette with two figures surrounded by cherubs and crane. With fold-out piece featuring image of the Three Graces with German text printed behind it. Verso contains printed explanatory text. Verso contains name of cards addressee and sender (Jacob Mercker) handwritten.

Valentine Scraps