Printed Ephemera — 1860-1880
Card, valentine card
Handfinished valentine's card comprising a white top sheet of lace paper with an embossed archway design surrounding a central panel. Applied to the panel is a silver paper vase filled with paper fruit. Above a handpainted garland is held aloft by the beaks of two applied embossed paper birds. Below is applied a garland of embossed paper leaves and flowers. Inside the card is applied an oval paper panel surrounded by a lace paper border. Applied across the panel is a paper drape with a handcoloured flower design, above is applied an embossed paper bird.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/1047
- 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, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 137 mm, W 92 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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