Printed Ephemera — 1876-1900
Card, valentine card
Multi-layered, three dimensional valentine's card stored in original lidded card box covered with textured paper. The card comprises three lace paper borders attached one over the other by means of paper springs or hinges to give a three dimensional effect. The white under border surrounds a central padded panel covered with blue satin fabric. Applied to the pad is a paper hand holding a bunch of white and blue cotton fabric flowers. The other two borders are part painted silver and have open centres which reveal the applied decoration of the bottom layer. Applied to the top border are sprigs of blue cotton flowers.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- A28549/54
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1876-1900
- Material:
paper, cotton, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 208 mm, W 144 mm, D 40 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- 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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