Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Card, valentine card
White lace paper valentine's card by Dobbs Kidd & Co embossed with flower wreath bordering open central panel. With applied decoration of a small garland of embossed and coloured flowers. In the open panel is suspended a red and cream wool scarf framed by a wreath of green paper leaves. A paper scrap is handwritten with the motto 'A comforter for life'. Inside the card is handwritten the greeting 'Your Darling Self! Useful and Ornamental'. These words can be viewed through the open panel on the top sheet.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/307
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, wool, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 194 mm, W 123 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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