Archival Collections Catalogue

Valentine Card

CA RBD MSG 1190-1-2-9-VV2018.001.02.2.105
File
1900-1920

Part of Greeting Card Collection

Valentine Card

CA RBD MSG 1190-1-2-9-VV2018.001.02.2.103
File
1880-1920

Part of Greeting Card Collection

Valentine Card

CA RBD MSG 1190-1-2-9-VV2018.001.02.2.1
File
1830-1849

Part of Greeting Card Collection

Valentine Card

CA RBD MSG 1190-1-2-9-VV2018.001.02.1.2
File
1840-1890

Part of Greeting Card Collection

Sentimental Valentines

CA RBD MSG 1190-1-2-9
Sub-subseries
1820-1920

Part of Greeting Card Collection

The Sentimental Valentines sub-subseries consists of cards, handmade or manufactured, in which a long, sentimental poem is the main feature. The cards range in terms of format and style. They may be elaborately decorated by hand with several materials, or simple printed on cardstock. They are usually illustrated with allegorical images or stock illustrations of couples, mythology or landscapes. Some of the cards have handwritten messages professing one’s love for the recipient. They are excellent examples of Victorian sentimentality and 19th century poetic verse.

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