Name/Title
Card, GreetingEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.718.5Description
This is one of seven greeting cards trimmed with silk fringe. This two-sided card is trimmed in white fringe and features an image of a tall vase holding four red-and-yellow tulip stems against a white background. Next to the vase, the greeting reads: "A thought, a flower, / I send to thee / This Christmas hour. / Return to me / A thought, I pray. / The flowers take / And keep and love / Just for my sake. / L. W." The back side of the card has an image of yellow butterflies flitting about three long-stemmed flowers. An inscription at the top reads: "Delia - from 'Aunt Caroline' - 1883." The copyright dates the image to 1882 and credits L. Prang & Co. of Boston.Collection
L. S. Tyler CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
* Communication Artifacts, Cards, Greeting cardsDimensions
Height
7-1/2 inWidth
4-1/2 in