Name/Title
Valentine from Mrs. Amos Mecartney to Eddie McDonell, 1882Entry/Object ID
1982.55.34Description
Acc. No. 82.55.34. a & b
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or period: 1882
Object: Valentine & envelope
Description:
A-Elaborate Victorian style valentine, booklet type, with cover composed of paper lace and colorful embossed paper cutouts, central motif of children scattering flowers. Interior of card contains message printed in ornate type with decorative border in the Eastlake style.
Size: 4 3/4x7¼ inches.
B-off-white envelope with sepia tinted ink inscription “Master Eddie McDonell, Bay Farm Island, Alameda, Feb 14th, 1882”. Size, 7½x5 inches.
History of Object: Valentine given to Eddie McDonell, from Mrs. Amos Mecartney, Feb 14th, 1882. Mr. McDonell was the nephew of P. A. McDonell, and was raised on Bay Farm Island. The McDonells and Mecartneys being some of the earliest pioneers of the vicinity.
Acquired from: Ms. Roberta McDonell
Date: Sept 25, 1982
