God is Love. [Mid-19th c. printed silk valentine]
by [Anon.]
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
[Pennsylvania. Mid-19th c.]. 3¾ x 4 inches. Printed textile, pinked edges. Small rents forming. [With:] Small manuscript note, 5½ x 3¾ inches.
The Lord's Prayer is printed here within a heart placed within a decorative printed border. An embossed sheet of note paper describes the gifting of the silk heart from a paramour: "To Edith - / May Angels attend thee, / May their wings, fan every / Shadow from thy brow, / For none but bright, and holy things / Should wait on one so good as thou. Valentine. Feb 14th."
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- Bookseller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3731946
- Title
- God is Love. [Mid-19th c. printed silk valentine]
- Author
- [Anon.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About the Seller
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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