Printed Ephemera — 1885-1899
Cupid's Cracker
Handfinished comic valentine's card comprising a single sheet of green card with a serrated edge. Applied to the centre of the card is a cracker formed from a flatenned cylinder of card covered with gilded and blue paper and decorated with paper flowers. The card is printed with the message 'Cupid's cracker through ever gale or stormy weather, be sure and always pull together'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/1136
- Object name:
- Cupid's Cracker
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1885-1899
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 135 mm, W 96 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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