Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Trifles towards Housekeeping Useful & Ornamental
Incomplete handfinished valentine's card comprising a cream lace paper sheet embossed with vine, leaf & bird decoration. The central, plain panel has applied decoration of embossed paper images including a purse, fan, guitar, vase and scissors. On the panel is handwritten 'Trifles toward housekeeping useful & ornamental'. The items flap down for the purpose of revealing handwritten mottoes. The card is incomplete as the mottoes have either not been written or are in pencil only.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/627
- Object name:
- Trifles towards Housekeeping Useful & Ornamental
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 142 mm, W 93 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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- License this image:
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