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Sailor's Valentine

Sailor's Valentine

Public Domain

Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sailor's Valentine
Date19th century
Made inUnited States
MediumWood, shell, glass
Dimensions1/2 × 9 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (1.3 × 23.5 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.79.91.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionMany sailor’s valentines with elaborate patterns of small shells encased in hinged frames were made in the West Indies, particularly Barbados. Mariners could purchase them there on the homebound leg of their journeys. Sentimental inscriptions such as “Home Again” and Think of Me” were popular.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1979
Exhibition History"The Voyage of Life," Houston Public Library, Houston TX, Jesse Jones (Central) Branch, February 1–27, 1994; Tuttle Branch, March 1–27, 1994; Heights Branch, March 29–April 24, 1994; Robinson-Westchase Branch, April 26–May 22, 1994; Smith Branch, May 24–June 19, 1994.

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