Greeting card

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Greeting card

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.848

Description

Paper card: on front, anchors and blue Bible in wreath of pink and red roses lifts to reveal the printed message "Ich gratulire" [I congratulate]; valentine opens up to reveal a view of a Continental European town which stands up in various rows; trimmed in yellow and white S-curved trim.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1834 - 1899

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Closed dimension

Height

3 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 x 4 7/8 in. (7.6 x 12.4 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: trim missing from top.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Formerly cataloged as a valentine, this object is most likely another type of greeting card, since the printed message translates as "I congratulate." [Jessa J. Krick, 3/7/2012]

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial