Heart-shaped valentines card, c. 1850-1899, from Metropolitan Museum of Art
Are you as overwhelmed with Valentine’s inspiration as I am? I can’t turn on the TV without being bombarded with diamond commercials. And the internet is overflowing with heart-shaped DIYs. I’m a bit over it all.
But the historian in me is really loving the Met’s love-themed pinterest board filled with artistic works. It’s a look at love and romance within the Met’s fantastic and diverse collection. Much more my speed.
My name is Jacqueline WayneGuite, and I'm a fashion historian living in Chicago. I write about fashion, art and design, and my life.
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This is so much fun (now I am off to see that board). Often, in museums I like to take peeks at how was life (real everyday situation) at any given historical moment.
And this letters look just like that kind of thing