Esther Howland owes much of her fame to Valentine's Day, as she grew famous making valentines and started the New England Valentine Company.
Esther Howland began designing and printing valentines in 1848.
Esther Howland was an artist and businesswoman who is responsible for popularizing Valentine's Day greeting cards in America
Esther Allan Howland who created lithographed valentines cards in 1847, placed her first ad in the Worcester paper, The Daily Spy, Feb. 5, 1850 for sales of Valentines Day cards. In 1881, she sold her business to the George C. Whitney Company, one of the nation's largest publishers of Valentine's Day cards.
1847 by Esther Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts
Esther Howland began designing and printing Valentine's Day cards in 1848.
The oldest valentine card dates from the 1400s and is in the collections of the British Museum. Unfortunately, they have not photographed the card itself. However, other cards that are part of their collections and were designed by Esther Howland, the first valentine designer, can be found in the related links.
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Louis Howland has written: 'Day unto day' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Christian ethics
I don't know but my cousin got married on Valentines day.
No, Valentines day is all marketing.
When you have a Valentine for Valentines Day , you will start dating them on that day (Valentines Day)