Printed Ephemera — 1851-1880
Card, valentine card
Valentine's card formed from layers of embossed and lace paper The under layer comprises a central paper coloured illustration of flowers and grapes surrounded by a pink lace paper border and decorated by frosted fabric flowers and embossed coloured flower 'scraps'. The top layer is double sided with two lace paper sheets stuck back to back. The back sheet, partly painted silver, has a central figure of 8 cartouche applied within is a small coloured paper illustration of a bird and flower garland printed 'True Loves Gift'. The top layer of lace paper is decoratively impossed with pillars & flowers painted silver with a central roundel applied to which is a coloured paper illustration of a young female.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/95
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1851-1880
- Material:
paper, ink, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 175 mm, W 118 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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