Name/Title
Valentine from Amos Mecarthey to John McDonell, 1882Entry/Object ID
1982.55.32Description
Acc.No. 82.55.32. 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 portrait of a lady. Interior of card contains message printed in ornate type with Eastlake style border.
Size: 4 3/4x7¼ inches.
B-Off-white envelope with sepia tinted ink inscription "Mr. John McDonell, Bay Farm Island, Alameda, Feb 14th, 1882". Size, 7½x5 inches.
History of Object: Valentine given to Mr. John 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
