Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent.
Published / Created:
Great Britain : publisher not identified, mid-19th century.
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:14880666
Classification:
Prints
Notes:
Valentine card. Cream paper valentine, with embossed and cut paper frame, mounted on green paper. An illustration of a cupid playing a harp, sitting on a cloud, done in watercolors is framed by botanical illustrations done with decorative scraps. Text written in blue ink. Damage to top of valentine: small segment of cut paper missing.
Subject Terms:
Valentines -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Form/Genre:
Ephemera. | Valentines. | Botanical illustrations | Embossed papers. | Watercolors. | Cupids. | Harps. | Scraps.