Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Let us strike a match!
Handfinished Valentine's card comprising a sheet of cream lace paper embossed with flower design surrounding a central panel. The card is side opening and applied to the central oval panel are a match decorated with a satin cotton bow and a gilded paper wedding ring. To one side is an applied heart shaped emery board surrounded by a paper heart shaped flower wreath with two silver paper doves hovering above. Applied to the other side a piece of paper cut to represent a box marked 'Cupid's Patent Never failing'. Handwritten on the panel is the message 'Let us strike a match'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/518
- Object name:
- Let us strike a match!
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Dobbs Kidd and Company
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink, cotton, wood, metal foil
- Measurements/duration:
- H 114 mm, W 173 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:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.