Valentine
CultureAmerican
Date19th century
MediumPaper and silk
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Georgiana Dickinson Wardlaw
Object number67.73.1
On View
Not on view
19th century
ca. 1816
DescriptionThis is a lace and plain sheet folded Valentine with lift panel on front of crossed ribbons, decorated with Cupids, birds, and flowers. Under the lift panel is a tiny mirror in a paper wreath. The inside sheet has two printed poems and one handwritten poem.