Printed Ephemera — 1810-1838
Order to the court of Cupid
Valentine's card with central rectangular shaped panel and white lace paper border embossed with flower and vase design. The central panel has applied decoration of four paper roundels, two of blue paper framed by wreaths of silver leaves, one of white paper with an gilded lace paper edge and one white paper scrap with a green floral wreath. Each roundel has a handwritten motto and each flaps down to reveal a further message handwritten on the panel beneath. Also deorated with a small paper square and written 'Best Companion for the toilet' and underneath written 'a wife'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/384
- Object name:
- Order to the court of Cupid
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs
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- Production date:
- 1810-1838
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 193 mm, W 121 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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