Printed Ephemera — 1860-1885
Card, valentine card
Valentine's card comprising two identical sheets of silver lace paper with applied decoration. The undersheet has a central cream satin panel handpainted with a wreath of flowers surrounding a small paper scrap printed 'With sincere affection'. The panel is also surrounded by a wreath of silver embossed paper leaves and an arrangement of pearls. The top sheet has a central panel of cotton net with applied decoration including garlands of embossed paper flowers and leaves, two paper doves and a tinsel bow, heart, anchor and cross.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/350
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1860-1885
- Material:
paper, cotton, ink, feather, pearl
- Measurements/duration:
- H 171 mm, W 125 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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