A Flowering of Affection: Victorian Valentine Cards at the Lilly Library

Valentines with puns

1863
Two of a series featuring puns about fire, on embossed paper.

(Top card)
Includes burnt match and sandpaper heart on which the match appears to have been struck.

On front:

Let us strike a match!

(on matchbox)

Cupid's patent
Never failing

(Bottom card)

On front:

"You're a flame of mine"
As the Bellows said to the Fire.

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