Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Card, valentine card
Handfinished valentine's card comprising an uncoloured top sheet with a lace paper border surrounding a central panel. Applied to the panel is a paper figure of a gorilla dressed as a man. Above is handwritten 'It is of no use you saying No you must & shall be mine'. Below the image is applied a garland of embossed paper flowers and leaves.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/912
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1860-1880
- Material:
paper, cotton, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 178 mm, W 118 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:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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