Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
May your Sorrows be as light as I am
White lace paper valentine's card embossed with flower and flag design. The flags have a handwritten message 'My Spirit hath an atmosphere that's ruled by thee alone 'Tis ever Sunshine when thou'rt near But Cloudiness when gone'. The lace paper has applied decoration of two scrap paper birds, embossed flowers and a paper scrap marked 'Something to tickle my fancy'. The card has an open panel revealing decoration applied to the inner sheet below comprising a handpainted cream satin belt with silver tinsel buckle and a white feather marked 'May your Sorrows be as light as I am'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/369
- Object name:
- May your Sorrows be as light as I am
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs Kidd and Company
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink, cotton, metal foil
- Measurements/duration:
- H 192 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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