Printed Ephemera — 1860-1885
Card, valentine card
Layered lace paper valentine's card with applied decoration. Comprising a white lace paper undersheet with flower design and central cream satin panel decorated with a handpainted bunch of flowers and an applied scrap printed 'Wanted a sweetheart'. The top layer comprises an identical white lace paper sheet with a cotton net central panel decorated with an applied cameo embossed white paper figure of cupid. This panel is framed by a wreath of white feathers and white embossed leaves.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/348
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1860-1885
- Material:
paper, cotton, ink, feather
- Measurements/duration:
- H 198 mm, W 128 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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- License this image:
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