Printed Ephemera — 1841-1860
Card, valentine card
Valentine's card composed of two layers of lace paper with applied decoration. The bottom sheet stamped 'Windsor' has a rectangular shaped central panel and a lace paper border. The top sheet comprises a lace paper border of silver and pink flowers with open centre revealing decoration below. Applied to the central panel are two garlands of embossed and gilded paper flowers and a gathered piece of cotton net decorated with metal foil flowers. This panel is bordered by an oval shaped frame of gathered cream satin with an applied gilded and embossed paper leaf arrangement and a garland of paper flowers.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 34.170/280
- Object name:
- card, valentine card
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Windsor, John
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- Production date:
- 1841-1860
- Material:
- paper, ink, cotton, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- H 175 mm, W 118 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
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- Credit:
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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