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Description
This unsigned valentine features many layers of decoration including lace doilies superimposed over a card with a design around the edges and pop-up roses, along with other decorative effects. Inside the center oval on the cover: "An offering of affection." Inside: E'e'n as the morning dew distils its sweetness on the flowers, So unto you may life disclose new beauties every hour."
About This Item
- Title: Nineteenth century valentine, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: USA
- Media: Paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2041
- Collection: Valentine collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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