Happy Valentine's Day

This four-piece Valentine’s Day card was donated to the Follett House Museum by the family of George Gilbert. The Valentine features a poem which reads:

Dreams of Love

I think we love the chief

            of all love’s joys,

Only in knowing that we

            love each other.

 

Three cherubs are attached to the main portion of the Valentine card with ribbons. Cherubs are a symbol of love and innocence.

 If you would like to learn about the symbolism of cherubs, request the title Cherubs: Angels of Love (Bulfinch, 1994) by Alexander Nagel through the Clevnet system.