Printed Ephemera — 1856
Card, valentine card
Handfinished valentine's card comprising a white top sheet with a lace paper and embossed border design of a trellised archway representing a vine with grapes. This design surrounds a central panel decorated with a handpainted bird carrying an envelope above a floral garland. Below this top sheet is a plain red sheet inserted to enhance the lace paper design of the top sheet. One of a collection of cards stuck within a scrapbook compiled by J.King numbered '37'. This card is applied to 'page 2' and headed '16 mo Lace hand painted valentines No 1 1856 457'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/1287
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1856
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 90 mm, W 66 mm
- Part of:
- —
- 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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