Printed Ephemera — 1855-1860
Card, valentine card
Multi-layered, handfinished valentine's card with an underlayer comprising a cream satin panel surrounded by a white lace paper border. Applied above, by means of paper springs is a silver and white lace paper border decorated with a flower design. Applied to the satin panel is a sepia coloured photographic print of a wedding ceremony framed by a wreath of silver and white embossed paper leaves. This is, in turn, surounded by an applied wreath of white fabric flowers, leather buds and embossed silver paper leaves. One of a collection of cards stuck within a scrapbook by Jonathan King numbered Volume 37. This card is attached to page 48.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/1377
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1855-1860
- Material:
paper, cotton, leather
- Measurements/duration:
- H 176 mm, W 123 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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