Valentine's Day Card Featuring Maritime Scene
valentine
EPHEMERABuzza Company
circa 1925
paper
overall: 11 x 8 in.
Valentine's Day card manufactured by The Buzza Co., circa 1925, featuring watercolor-stye print of a three-masted ship [galleon?] sailing over the crest of a wave; image was reproduced on a variety of cards and customizable for specific occasions. Text printed below artwork reads, 'Sincere Valentine Greetings'; printed message on interior reads, 'I could sail to the end of the Seven Seas, / And find pleasure the journey through. / But always, in happiest memories, / I'd come sailing right back to you. / I could roam every land the world around, / And enjoy things both old and new, / But never would gladness and peace be found / Till again I came back to you. / From the Writings of / Lawrence Hawthorne'; signed in blue ink, 'With Love Irma'. Pink ribbon threaded through hole punched in the center of the spine. Overall: 11 x 8 in. (closed); 11 x 16 in. (open)
2010.26.9