Printed Ephemera — 1851-1870
Card, valentine card
Handfinished Valentine's card with a top sheet comprising a rectangular shaped panel with silver lace paper border. The panel has a central motif in the shape of an embossed basket of flowers, part painted silver surrounded by an embossed silver frame. Below is applied a piece of paper representing an open book printed with a love verse. This is surrounded by an applied wreath of coloured and embossed paper leaves and flowers, part of the wreath is now missing.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/608
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1851-1870
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 138 mm, W 95 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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