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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator
Canu, Jean Dominique Etienne, 1768â
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1815
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1911
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unknown
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Period
19th century
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20th century
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Work Type
botanical illustration
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ephemera
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cut-paper work
49
valentine
44
embossed paper
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scrap
33
lithograph
18
chromolithograph
16
cupid
12
watercolor
11
dove
8
dresse
6
paperwork (crafts)
6
greeting card
5
die cutting
4
cobwebs (paperwork)
3
embossing
3
memorial card
3
memorials (commemorative)
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recreation
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Valentines -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
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Greeting cards -- Specimens.
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Amusements -- Great Britain.
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Men's clothing.
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Children -- Death.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
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Grief.
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Love.
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Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
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Birthday cards -- Specimens.
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Botanical illustration.
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Flowers -- Pictorial works.
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Paper work -- Specimens.
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Scrapbooks -- Great Britain.
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Angels.
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Architecture, Domestic.
1
Bonaparte family -- Portraits.
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Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832 -- Portraits.
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Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832.
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19th century
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Great Britain
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France
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Bonaparte family
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Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811â1832
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Bye, George, -1895
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Duffield, George Gordon, -1898
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Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791â1847
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769â1821
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Penny, Frederick Charles, -1911
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Clare Jameson
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
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Language
English
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French
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Valentine card
mid-19th century
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Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine
mid-19th century
3
A faithful tribute of affection! To my love
mid-19th century
4
[Birthday card with floral illustration]
[approximately 1874]
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[One cut-paper work]
[approximately 1880]
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This small tribute, dearest, take keep it for thy lovers sake ..
mid-19th century
7
Sincere good wishes for Christmas
[1880?]
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In loving memory of George Bye
1895
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In loving memory of Frederick Charles
1911
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I am thine love
mid-19th century
11
Canu, Jean Dominique Etienne, 1768â
Violettes du 20 Mars 1815
20 Mars 1815
12
Souvenir greeting card
[approximately 1890]
13
May mutual loves count us blest
mid-19th century
14
A tribute to beautiful love!
1844
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By penning these misc lines, to prove a pledge of my unceasing love ..
mid-19th century
16
[Valentines card]
[approximately 1890?]
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I wait a return of thy love
mid-19th century
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I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
19
We must be united!
mid-19th century
20
Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent
mid-19th century
21
T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you
mid-19th century
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Dearest name the happy time, that I in truth may call you mine
mid-19th century
23
My heart is where thou art!
mid-19th century
24
[Silver metallic cut paper album card]
[approximately 1880]
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Love has triumphed
mid-19th century
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Happy may they birthday be
[1880?]
27
The gift receive the deed approved ..
mid-19th century
28
What gives us comfort in this world of woe? ..
mid-19th century
29
When the hearts feeling burns with concealing, oh, what an anguish silent to languish
mid-19th century
30
Constant as the sun in heaven above, this heart that thou has won will be to see in love
mid-19th century
31
[Three-dimensional cut-paper album card]
[approximately 1890]
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Oh speed fair sun! Thy face divine and bring my love to me
mid-19th century
33
A love, pure and ardent to thee I declare ..
mid-19th century
34
To my pretty Valentine!
mid-19th century
35
How sweet upon the features of the one we hold most dear ..
mid-19th century
36
Can you keep a secret? If so open this
mid-19th century
37
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
38
Thou art my life, my love my heart. Thou art the world. And if thy will show .... I'll do it or die for thee
mid-19th century
39
Cupid'a ariel ship
mid-19th century
40
If truest love can gain respect I may a mutual love expect ..
mid-19th century
41
St. Valentine's Day at length is here to lovers still held dear
mid-19th century
42
A Merry Christmas to you
[1880?]
43
I live for thee only
mid-19th century
44
Happy is her most truly so for whom you heart does beat
mid-19th century
45
My memory holds thy form in view ..
mid-19th century
46
A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!
mid-19th century
47
In loving and affectionate remembrance of George Gordon Duffield
1898
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Thou are all I wish
mid-19th century
49
Will you share these with me?
mid-19th century
50
To my love
[1880?]
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May the first fruits of your undertakings be timely and bountiful
[1890?]
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I will love thee ever dearly
mid-19th century
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The beauteous flower which now I see, a simple tale doth tell ..
mid-19th century
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Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves be twined
mid-19th century
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My heart is truly thine, dear Valentine
mid-19th century
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To my Valentine
mid-19th century
57
The language of the flowers is but useless here to tell ..
mid-19th century
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[Greeting card with movable flower]
[1850?]
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To thee my heart beats with affection sincerely
mid-19th century