McGill Library
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Valentine Card
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Probably Romantic Period (c. 1800-1830). Full page publisher's sample valentine card. Woodcut depicts Cupid giving his bow and arrows to a young woman in a natural setting, overlooked by two birds. Silver lace border overlay with white doves and leaves. Text reads: "Young Cupid tir'd of wounding Hearts/ Resign'd to Thee mym FAIR his Darts:/ And I thy matchleſs skill can prove, And own Thee beauteous Queen of Love."