Card, greeting

Name/Title

Card, greeting

Entry/Object ID

7921

Description

Valentine Greeting Card. Material: paper, textile. Size: 12'L x 8 1/4'W x 1 3/4'D. Description: heart shaped Valentine with dangling card; back is white cardboard; front has fine cotton lavender fabric with a floral print gathered & sewn to heart shaped form, at top is a lavender silk ribbon tied in a bow, at bottom is a white card with lavender edges dangling down from the tip of the heart via 2 lavender silk lengths of ribbon, the card has a gold graphic of a cupid & lettering that reads 'Sweet the tie which binds together, Faithful hearts in friendship true; Like the ivy's twining tendrils, Mine shall ever cling to you.'; at the center of the heart is a padded envelope covered the the same fine cotton lavender print fabric with a overlay of silk with a boy cupid dressed in football gear & punting a heart, each corner of the overlay is tacked down with a silk bow in lavender, inside the padded envelope is covered with ivory fabric; condition - a little tattered but okay

Context

Valentine greeting card. From the Henry Reitfort Estate.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

February 27, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024