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Sweet and Modest Little Girls
Valentine's Day card with young girl holding a doll. She and her doll are both wearing a dress. The girl has her hair in a snood. A verse is below that reads: "Sweet and modest little girls, With their tidy, glossy curls, Play their plays with pleasant words, Like the songs of pretty birds; This I send to you, my love— May Heaven bless you from above." Letterpress in black, then hand tinted. The card also has an ornate lace embossed border. |
Image ID: | 81199 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1859 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Collection Name: | Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982 |
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Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 6013, Box 2, Fldr 48 |
Original Dimensions: | 3.6875 x 5.4375 inches |
Dresses |
Ephemera |
Greeting cards |
Holidays |
Valentines |
Children |
Hairstyles |
Dolls |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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