Printed Ephemera — 1851-1870
Card, valentine card
Valentine's card formed from two sheets of lace paper. The top sheet comprises a white lace paper border embossed with floer design and a central watered silk grey panel. Applied to the panel is a bouquet of fabric and embossed paper flowers. The second, under sheet by Dobbs Kidd & Co. is of white lace paper embossed with flower design. In the centre of the white oval panel is applied a blue cotton roundel handpainted with a white flower and bordered by a laurel wreath formed from green metal foil tinsel and red fabric berries.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/207
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs Kidd and Company
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- Production date:
- 1851-1870
- Material:
paper, ink, silk, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- H 190 mm, W 123 mm
- Part of:
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- 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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