A sentimental or humorous greeting
card to a sweetheart, friend, or
family member on Saint Valentine's
Day.
A gift sent as a token of love to one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day.
A person singled out especially as one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day.
Acrostic Valentines - had verses in which the first lines spelled out the loved one's name.
Cutout Valentines - made by folding
the paper several times and then cutting out a
lace like design with small,
sharp, pointed scissors.
Pinprick Valentines - made by
pricking tiny holes in a paper with a pin or needle
creating the look of lace.
Theorem or Poonah Valentines
- designs that were painted through a stencil cut in oil paper,
a style that came from the Orient.
Rebus Valentines - verses in
which tiny pictures take the place of some of the words.
(an eye would take the place
of the word I).
Puzzle Purse Valentines - a folded
puzzle to read and refold. Among their many folds were
verses that had to be read in
a certain order.
Fraktur Valentines - had ornamental
lettering in the style of illuminated manuscripts
of the Middle Ages.
In the early 1900's a card company named Norcross began to manufacture Valentines. Each year Hallmark displays its collection of rare and antique Valentines at card shops around the country. Museums and Libraries also offer antique Valentine exhibitions around Saint Valentine's Day.
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Legend of Cupid
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