McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Valentine signed by Jacob Mercker
Item
1 card : illustrations (hand-coloured lithograph) ; cm
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.
Presented by Mrs. R. J. Mercur.
According to accompanying documentation, Valentine is said to date from 1790.
Card has been removed from its modern twentieth-century frame.