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This page is being used to collect information about Cobweb Valentines (aka beehives, flower cages, or birdcages). Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

A Cobweb Valentine is made by slitting a piece of paper in such a way that the centre can be pulled up so that it forms a dome. This action can be used to reveal a picture concealed underneath the dome.

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1847

A Cobweb Valentine card from this date is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Further examples from the 1830s and 1840s are pictured in 'Valentine's Day and the Romance of Cobwebs' by Nancy Roisin.

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