Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
A Week from my Diary
Valentine's card of white lace paper with embossed shell and seaweed design. In the cental panel is applied an eight page booklet of pink and blue paper entitled 'A week from my diary'. The title page is also decorated with an embossed flower wreath. Each day of the week has a separate page and each is handwritten with entries recording a lover's thoughts and actions for the whole week. The card is also decorated with two applied bird feathers.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/362
- Object name:
- A Week from my Diary
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs Kidd and Company
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink, metal foil, feather
- Measurements/duration:
- H 190 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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- License this image:
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