On View
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DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Greeting Cards
- Feathers
- Silk Fiber
- Paper
- France
Dimensions20.31 × 25.38 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Markings
label on back: "Ostrich feather flowers in this foreign Valentine, probably French. gift of Helen Beals, Holden, Mass. Was in Family."
Credit LineValentine, France, late 19th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Miss Marion W. Emerson; Per100.
Object numberPer100
DescriptionCut "lace" paper, accented in silver, applied in several layers to an embossed paper backing. Backed also with a silver silk; green feathers and artificial flowers applied. Silk ribbon pull. Inside, love poem.
