Valentine card

Maker:

King, Jonathan

ID:

34.170/1095

Production date:

1885-1899

Location:

In Store

Cruel, rebus valentine's card comprising a single sheet of card printed with symbols of an owl, toe and fly which contribute to the meaning of the printed message: '['owl] you like to feel the [toe] of my dad's boot? If I were you I would [fly] at once. Never to be yours..............'.  < ...Read more

Cruel, rebus valentine's card comprising a single sheet of card printed with symbols of an owl, toe and fly which contribute to the meaning of the printed message: '['owl] you like to feel the [toe] of my dad's boot? If I were you I would [fly] at once. Never to be yours..............'.

Although love was a dominant theme for Valenine's cards, insulting and comic cards were also common. Stationer Jonathan King collected a number of cards such as this. < Hide

Measurements

H 92 mm; W 117 mm

Materials

paper; ink

Last Updated

2024-03-14