Valentine

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Valentine

Entry/Object ID

995.4.22.3

Description

One paper Valentine greeting card, folded in half, in the shape of a heart. The front of the card is damaged with a large area of loss, it was originally decorated with a white, gold, blue and red geometric motif. The inside of the card reads, "You've won my heart completely, And I can see but you, So say you'll be my Valentine, And I'll always be true. "The reverse preserves an inscription, "Isabel from the teacher" along with a maker's mark, "Whitney Made. Worcester Mass. Made in U.S.A."

Context

Valentine card given to Mary Gamble when she taught school in Alberta.

Made/Created

Date made

1945

Notes

Additional create date: 1946

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Valentine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Greeting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 cm

Width

8 cm

Dimension Notes

2015-10-09 Maximum dimensions, heart shaped greeting card.

Material

paper - papier