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Valentine

ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Valentine's card which unfolds to reveal a three-dimensional scene.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Romance
Greeting Cards
Object type
Valentine
Materials and techniques
printed card
Lithography
Brief description
Three-dimensional valentine, anonymous, ca. 1890-1905. Made in Germany for the English market. Embossed and colour lithograph.
Physical description
Valentine's card which unfolds to reveal a three-dimensional scene.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.54cm
  • Width: 32.07cm
  • Depth: 9.53cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Subject depicted
Greetings Card
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.441-1956

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1025250/valentine-unknown/
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