Printed Ephemera — 1851-1870
Card, valentine card
Mechanical valentine's card printed with a handcoloured image of a young child holding an applied cut out paper baby. The child's right arm is hinged in place by a pin which is attached to a long paper tab which protrudes from the bottom of the card. When the tab is pulled the child's arm moves lifting the baby up and down. Below the image is printed a four line love verse.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- A21739/7
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1851-1870
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 134 mm, W 85 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:
- —
- License this image:
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