Printed Ephemera — 1851-1870
I Love Thee Deary
Valentine's card composed of two layers of lace paper attached by paper springs and decorated with applied decoration. The bottom sheet stamped 'Kershaw' is of white lace paper embossed with figures, flowers, leaves etc. Applied in the centre is a coloured paper illustration of a male and female bordered by a wreath of cream cotton leaves. The top layer comprises a silver and white lace paper border with open central panel revealing decoration below. Applied to this layer is a wreath of silver and white embossed paper leaves studded with blue and white beads. Also decorated with fabric flowers, leaves and a paper scrap printed 'I love thee dearly'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/283
- Object name:
- I Love Thee Deary
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Kershaw, George
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- Related events:
- Related places:
17 Wilderness Row, Clerkenwell, London [Islington], Islington
- Production date:
- 1851-1870
- Material:
paper, ink, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 170 mm, W 121 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:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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