Valentine Card

Object/Artifact

Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Valentine Card

Entry/Object ID

995.4.22.48

Description

One white card with a red border and an envelope with a card inside that has a red heart in the center. Around the outside of the envelope are various pink and blue flowers. A message on the cover reads "A Valentine WITH LOVE". The inside of the card on the proper right panel is an image of a piece of paper with ribbon going through it and flowers and hearts in the center of the paper. At the top of the proper left panel the message continues " These blossoms come to tell you That you are very sweet, And have a way about you That is mighty hard to beat! Please 'note' their happy message So~ in days that are to be you will know exactly How dear you are ~ to me!" Written in black ink "your Ex pupil and same old Pal. Peggy.".

Context

Valentine card given to Mary Gamble when she was a school teacher in Alberta.

Collection

Artefact Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1945

Notes

Quantity produced: 1 Additional create date: 1948

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Valentine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Greeting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

24 cm

Width

14.4 cm

Depth

1 cm

Dimension Notes

2018-03-05 Measurements taken with card open

Parts

Count

Material

paper - papier