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A flat card with an image of red flowers sitting on a desk beside a sheet of paper and a quill. ...
Flowers, quill and desk
A flat card with an image of red flowers sitting on a desk beside a sheet of paper and a quill. At some point what was originally written on the paper was rubbed out and replaced with the words "To my Valentine", written in pink ink.

Flowers, quill and desk

Datebetween 1800 and 1899
Alternate Title
To my Valentine
Format
Notes
Red flowers sit on a desk beside paper and a quill.  Someone has written "To my Valentine" on the paper.
Medium
Number of Pages (DOD only)1
Dimensions11 cm x 15 cm (4 5/16 in. x 5 7/8 in.)
Scale
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberSAR-GC-VAL-S-18XX-001
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