Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Card, valentine card
Incomplete valentine's card formed from two identical layers of lace paper embossed with flower and leaf design surrounding a central oval area. The central panel of the under sheet has an applied floral wreath formed from white cotton flowers and embossed paper leaves. The panel on the top layer is filled with a sheet of cotton net gauze which acts as a cover for the bouquet below. The card is incomplete as it does not have a back or inner sheet, also a section of the under panel has been cut out.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/790
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
17 Wilderness Row, Clerkenwell, London [Islington], Islington
- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, cotton, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 173 mm, W 117 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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