Printed Ephemera — 1855-1875
Card, valentine card
Multi-layered, handfinished valentine's card comprising three lace paper sheets. The under sheet, by Windsor, comprises a white lace paper border surrounding a plain central panel. The middle sheet comrpises a white lace paper border surrounding a cream satin panel. Applied to the panel is a sepia coloured print of a marriage service. The top sheet comprises a silver and white lace paper border attached to the lower sheet by paper springs and having an open central area through which the applied print can be seen below. This sheet is decorated with an applied wreath of cream cotton flowers, leather flower buds and silver embossed paper leaves.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/1442
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
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- Production date:
- 1855-1875
- Material:
paper, cotton, leather
- Measurements/duration:
- H 175 mm, W 118 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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- License this image:
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