7920
Card, greeting
1900 Approximate
Valentine Greeting Card. Material: paper, textile. Size: 12'L x 10 1/4'W x 7/8'D. Description: horseshoe shaped Valentine; back is white cardboard with scalloped edge; front has fine cotton floral print fabric covering that is gathered around the edge; inside this is blue satin puckered so as to stand up in the shape of a horseshoe; inside the horseshoe is more of the fine cotton floral print fabric but over it is a stiff silk overlay, it is tacked down in each cover via a blue ribbon bow; dangling at the bottom of the horseshoe is a card, it is hanging by 2 short lengths of blue ribbon, white with a shadow of blue around the edges & black ink printing that reads 'Loving Greeting' & a poem; condition - edges of outer border fabric are scalloped & so raveled a little, fabric has faded & is thin
Valentine greeting card. From the Henry Reitfort Estate.