Cupid's Bower Hand-colored Advertisement
- Used
- Condition
- Light scrapbook residue on reverse. Small area of discoloration upper right.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1840. Light scrapbook residue on reverse. Small area of discoloration upper right.. An 8" x 10 3/4" advertisement for "Cupid's Bower". Official title - Cupid' s bower, or The poetical garden of love: a collection of original valentines calculated to convey the sentiments of the heart in language neat, chaste, and expressive. It features a courting couple at center seated on a bench as he applies a floral wreath on her head. This is surrounded by four (4) vignettes of courtship - with Cupid playing a hand in each scene. Hand colored. Additionally this has the characteristic appearance of a Barfoot jigsaw puzzle with the central image and relevant vignettes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21004526
- Title
- Cupid's Bower Hand-colored Advertisement
- Book Condition
- Used - Light scrapbook residue on reverse. Small area of discoloration upper right.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Valentine Writer, Love and Friendship, Courtship, Poetry, Advertising
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
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