7921
Card, greeting
1900 Approximate
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
Valentine greeting card. From the Henry Reitfort Estate.