Love Knot Poem

Basic details

Love Knot Poem is a manuscript, with genre poetry.

The language is English.

Its dimensions are 9.88 in. x 8 in..

It was created sometime in 1815.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

Rachel P. Cooke is the creator.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This Valentine Love Knot Poem was made by Rachel P. Cooke and sent to George Harlow Griswold.

Valentine's Day has a long tradition, dating from the Middle Ages. The exchange of gifts and love letters was an important part of courtship and marriage. During the late 1700's and early 1800's, the exchange of cards and letters began to supplant expensive gifts.
In the United States, many of the designs were influenced by the fraktur of the Pennsylvania Germans. The Love-knot was a popular design. The intricate artwork and wording required careful work, showing the earnestness of the maker's affections.

Subjects

It covers the topics art and poetry.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg2000.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0348.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 79-G-261.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on November 12, 2001. It was last updated September 30, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

Love Knot Poem from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Love Knot Poem. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.