Printed Ephemera — 1841-1869
Card, valentine card
Handfinished valentine's card of white lace paper elaborately embossed with a design incorporating foliage and figures within a landscape setting. The central oval panel has applied decoration of a gilded paper fruit bowl filled with paper fruit and embossed paper leaves. Below is a paper scroll printed 'Forget me not'. The inner sheet has a panel of green paper, this can be seen through the lace paper sheet when the card is closed.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/645
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1841-1869
- Material:
paper, ink, metal foil
- Measurements/duration:
- H 176 mm, W 117 mm
- Part of:
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- 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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