Letter: Valentines Day Greeting Cards, Emma Stitt

Letter

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Letter: Valentines Day Greeting Cards, Emma Stitt

Entry/Object ID

D2022.10.1.86a-c

Description

a. Posted envelope addressed to Emma Stitt of Stittsville. b. Greeting card for Valentines Day titled, "A Valentine for Daughter." Card is made of a large single sheet of paper which has been folded horizontally and vertically. The cover design is a central love heart made of white lace on a light pink background with lace details in all four corners. Centered on the heart design is a cherry tree branch with cherry blossoms and a blue coloured bird. Inside the card there is a similar silhouetted love heart design with lace details along the outside edge and a central cluster of cherry blossoms. c. Greeting card for Valentines Day titled, "A Valentine for Somebody Extra Nice." The cover design is a central pink chocolate box in a love heart shape and coloured light pink. There is a red ribbon and bow tied around the box with pink flowers on top of the box and yellow flowers around the outside edges. There is a tag on the chocolate box in yellow which says, "A Valentine for Somebody Extra Nice." Inside the card on the left side is a floral arrangement with a central red ribbon to match the design on the front cover.

Subject Person/Organization

Emma Irene Stitt

Subject Place

City

Stittsville, Ottawa

Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Collection

Artefact Collection: Digital

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

Letter Details

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

February 13 1947 9:00 PM

Postmark Place

Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Stamp

Canada 1 Cent

Addressee

Name

Miss Emma Stitt

Address

Stittsville, Ont. RR#1

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

D2022.10.1.86a [Front of Envelope] [Post mark] Ottawa Ontario Canada FEB 13 9 PM 1947 [Postage Stamp] Canada Postes Postage 1 Cent 1 [Addressed To] Miss Emma Stitt, Stittsville, Ont. RR#1

Transcriber

Sarah Holla

Language

English

Transcription

D2022.10.1.86b [Front of Card] A Valentine for Daughter [Reverse of Card] Litho. U.S.A. Finished in Canada. [Interior of Card] To a Daughter who's sweet and so full of fun She's really a joy To everyone; Who's always had plenty Of "these and those" And always seems sweeter The older she grows! [Handwritten signature] Mother

Transcriber

Sarah Holla

Language

English

Transcription

D2022.10.1.86c [Front of Card] A Valentine for Somebody Extra Nice [Reverse of Card] Made in Canada [Interior of Card] This cheery little Valentine Just simply goes to show I think a lot of Someone Who is mighty nice to know. [Handwritten signature] Love Mariette

Transcriber

Sarah Holla

Language

English

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Emma Irene Stitt, Ruby Stitt

Related Places

Place

City

Stittsville, Ottawa

Province

Ontario

Country

Canada