Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
I really must have you either by [hook] or by [crook]
Handfinished valentine's card of white lace paper with embossed vine, leaf & bird decoration surrounding central panel. Applied to the panel an embossed paper floral scrap bouquet, a paper shepherd's crook and a small metal hook on a thin fibre lead secured to the panel by a blue cotton bow. Above is handwritten 'I really must have you either by [hook] or by [crook]'. The floral bouquet flaps down to reval the hidden words 'Don't say Nay'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/510
- Object name:
- I really must have you either by [hook] or by [crook]
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs Kidd and Company
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink, textile, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- H 138 mm, W 92 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:
- —
- License this image:
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