Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Cupid's Cracker Through every gale of Fortune's weather Be always sure to pull together
Handfinished valentine's card of cream lace paper with embossed and lace paper design of flowers and lace curtains framing a plain panel. Handwritten on the panel are the words 'Cupid's Cracker Through every gale of Fortune's weather Be always sure to pull together'. Below a fake cracker of gilded and orange paper is secured to the card by a piece of string. An applied embossed paper flower garland below flaps down to reveal the hidden words 'Sincerity' and 'Affection'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/505
- Object name:
- Cupid's Cracker Through every gale of Fortune's weather Be always sure to pull together
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- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs Kidd and Company
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink, metal foil
- Measurements/duration:
- H 174 mm, W 115 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
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