Elegant collage on silk chiffon: a fir tree and a rose bush, all in shades of pink and rose,  a tablet with a message, and another engraved motto.
Object type: Valentine
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Johannes Endletzberger
Artist bio: Austrian, 1782–1850
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Austrian
Date: circa 1840
Medium: Gold embossed paper frame, engraved mottoes on white card stock, silk chiffon, tiny embellishments made of a clay-like material, ink and watercolor.
Dimensions: Width: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
Height: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Ephemera|Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
Accession year: 1984