Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Don't think I mean anything serious
Handfinished Valentine's card comprising a sheet of white lace paper embossed with flower and leaf design. The central panel is surrounded by an embossed and lace paper design representing a pair of drawn curtains. Applied to the panel a cut out paper head of an owl with an arrangement of embossed paper flowers below and blue paper clouds above. The head of the owl flaps down. Below the motif is handwritten 'Don't think I mean anything serious'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/513
- Object name:
- Don't think I mean anything serious
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs Kidd and Company
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 174 mm, W 115 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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