Printed Ephemera — 1841-1879
Card, valentine card
Handfinished valentine's card comprising a white lace paper sheet embossed with four floral roundels in each corner and an inner embossed border framing a central oval panel. Applied to the panel a cut out paper image of a country man and woman flanked by an arrangement of dried grasses. Below is a paper scroll printed 'A keepsake'.
Victorian Valentine's cards like this could be made from commercially-produced papers. Paper lace was a popular card base and printed scraps would be added to adorn and personalise the cards.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/807
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
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- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1841-1879
- Material:
paper, grass
- Measurements/duration:
- H 123 mm, W 82 mm
- Part of:
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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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