Monday, February 6, 2012

Valentine of the Day: A Valentine Card from 1860

Valentine Card, 1860
Britain
The Victoria & Albert Museum



This beautifully printed card dates to about 1860 and is one of a set of sixteen Birthday, Christmas, Souvenir and Valentines cards which were published by an unknown maker of high-quality greeting cards.

This dear greeting features a design of an oval bouquet of flowers, with a gold border and paper lace. These cards were given by the V&A in 1960 by on “Miss Peaker." Nothing else is known about them.

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