Brought home to Lunenburg by Captain Angus Walters from a West Indies voyage. The "Sailor's Valentine" was an intricate shell-design ornament or momento, often framing a photograph of the loved one.
Credit: Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Reference: Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic FMA
Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/bluenose/archives/?ID=298
Crown copyright © 2024, Province of Nova Scotia.