Printed Ephemera — 1851-1870
My Sweet Valentine
Handfinished Valentine's card, the top sheet of handcoloured lace paper with embossed design of a garden incorporating two classical figures embracing, a classical arched bridge with columns as well as foliage and trees surrounding an oval central panel handpainted with a sprig of pink flowers and an applied paper cartouche marked 'My Sweet Valentine'. Behind the lace paper is applied a layer of lemon paper.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/689
- Object name:
- My Sweet Valentine
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1851-1870
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 175 mm, W 121 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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