Valentine card
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, satin
Measurements
81 x 100 x 16 mm
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 748081
Summary
Greetings Card - Valentine padded. Front: White floral motifs with gold pierced leaves and central beige satin oval with the verse printed on it. Padded with wadding and pink tissue. Verse: 'YES! I HAVE LOVED THEE How I have loved thee none can tell - Yes! I have loved thee but to well, Or else this throbbing, aching breast, Had ne'er with pain been so opprest. I love thee still - but cannot tell, Why I should love thee half so well. Rear : matching pattern to back with central envelope style closure, the top section has been opened to reveal internal padding.