Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Card, valentine card
Valentine's card with applied decoration. The top sheet is silver and white paper solid embossed with a floral design. Applied to this sheet are two embossed paper figures of classical maidens, embossed paper flowers and a paper scroll printed with a love verse. Attached below this layer is a sheet by Mossman with a lace paper border and embossed floral inner design surrounding a plain central panel. Applied to the panel is a paper print of a cottage beside a lake and two pressed cotton leaves. Below this second sheet is a third layer of lace paper embossed with an idyllic garden scene incorporating figures, flowers, vases, trees and a staircase. A sheet of pink fabric is inserted below to enhance the lace paper decoration.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- A21739/5
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Mossman, David
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, ink, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 179 mm, W 123 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:
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- Creative commons usage:
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