Nothing Says ‘I Love You’ Like a Bundle of Dead Cells.

The Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven is presenting a show composed of Victorian scrapbooks, filled with letters, drawings, and tokens of affection. The books were often composed by groups of friends, each adding an element.

In one book, beneath a circle of woven hair is written: “This lock of hair I once did wear... but now I trust it in your care... And if we each other never see, look at this and then remember me.”

Nice.

Further Reading:

The New York Times: Relics of the 19th Century, in a Sentimental Mood

The Yale University Art Gallery


I’ll be spending this Valentine’s with my roommates. We’re going to see Letters from Iwo Jima and then heading to White Castle . Hope everyone else has an equally lovely day.