Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Card, valentine card
Lace paper valentine's card with applied decoration. Comprising a sheet of silver lace paper with flower design. In the centre are applied three sheets of white paper with a gilded lace paper edging forming a booklet. The front page has an applied wreath of embossed silver and white leaves, gilded heart and a paper scrap printed 'Through every danger constant'. The second sheet has an applied paper cut out of a beehive, a garland of embossed paper leaves, a silver and a white embossed paper cut out of a male and female figure. The third sheet has an applied embossed paper cut out of a cottage a gilded wedding ring and the handwritten words 'The Ende'. Over this is applied a thin cotton mesh panel with applied embossed paper flower bouquet.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/337
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, cotton, grass
- Measurements/duration:
- H 198 mm, W 128 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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