Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Card, valentine card
Handfinished Valentine's card comprising a top sheet of silver and white lace paper with embossed floral wreath surrounding a central panel of cream satin handpainted with a pink flower wreath framing a love message 'May fond love impart its bliss to thy heart'. Surrounding this panel is an applied wreath of brown and black feathers and an outer wreath of silver and white embossed paper and cream fabric leaves. Each of the four corners of the card has an applied cream fabric flower, each surrounded by pressed satin leaves.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/703
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, cotton, feather, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 179 mm, W 120 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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