Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - EARLY VALENTINE'S DAY CARD - SISTER'S PLATONIC LOVE FOR HER BROTHER -VALENTINE'S DAY CARD (Given to a lover, or to celebrate platonic love, on Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day, celebrated annually on February 14. Originated as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and is recognized as a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world).Fine cameo-embossed paper-lace Valentine's Day card, from sister to brother, c1832. An original embossed paper lace, die-cut Valentine's card. Silk oval at top with printed lettering. Pink tissue paper background leaf. Leaf of wove paper carrying a manuscript message, 'To P. Rogers with a sister's fondest love'. The card laid down to backing paper (clipped leaf from an album). Size: (card, excluding the backing paper) 9.3cm x 6.8cm.Very Good condition. Very light marking. A nice example. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.An attractive early Valentine's card celebrating platonic love, sent from a sister to her brother. The embossed paper lace front cover is designed around a cameo of a well-dressed man and a woman reading a book, both seated at a table. The cover is topped with a silk oval on which is a sentimental printed message.Provenance: extracted from a commonplace book compiled in the early 1830s, from the north of England. key words:
Price: 80 GBP
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Antique: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Era: Antique (Pre-1920)
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