Printed Ephemera — 1841-1880
Oh how happy Shall I be when I can Dwell with thee
Valentine's card, the front formed from embossed and lace paper in the form of two classical pillars forming an elaborate arch. The paper is gilded and painted pink, blue and yellow. A panel is cut out in the centre of the front cover to reveal a painted and embossed scene on the inner sheet depicting two lovers sitting in a garden with a pagoda in the background. The verse on the front reads 'Oh how happy Shall I be when I can Dwell with thee'.
Victorian Valentine's cards like this could be made from commercially-produced papers. Paper lace was a popular card base and printed scraps would be added to adorn and personalise the cards.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/31
- Object name:
- Oh how happy Shall I be when I can Dwell with thee
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Related places:
Crane Court, Fleet Street, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- 1841-1880
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 177 mm, W 122 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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