Printed Ephemera — 1845-1870
Card, valentine card
Valentine's card formed from two layers of cream lace paper with embossed design by David Mossman. The top layer has a rectangular shaped cream satin central panel handpainted with a garland of pink flowers and a butterfly in the centre. The under sheet is of the same design as the top sheet but has a central paper panel with embossed flower decoration. In the centre is applied an oval shaped piece of white paper framed by embossed & lace paper borders and printed with a verse entitled 'To Love'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/232
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Mossman, David
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- Production date:
- 1845-1870
- Material:
paper, ink, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 192 mm, W 131 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:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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