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Greetings Card

c.1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
Germany (printed)

Embossed lacy paper, with colour lithograph decoration of urns of flowers on a balustrade. These open out to show a view of a lady in a boat being drawn by a swan across a lake, with had written message underneath.


Object details

Category
Greeting Cards
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
Paper, printer's ink, colour lithography, hand writing, embossing
Paper
Printer's Ink
Hand Written
Colour Lithography
Embossed
Brief description
Anonymous artist: Valentine or New Year card, hand written message 'I LOVE ONLY THEE', c.1865
Physical description
Embossed lacy paper, with colour lithograph decoration of urns of flowers on a balustrade. These open out to show a view of a lady in a boat being drawn by a swan across a lake, with had written message underneath.
Dimensions
  • When folded height: 8cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
  • When folded width: 7.5cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
Marks and inscriptions
  • I LOVE ONLY THEE (Hand written)
  • ICH GRATULIRE ZUM NEUEN JAHR
    Translation
    Congratulations for the New Year
Credit line
Acquired from the collection of the late Estella Canziani in 1970.
Subjects depicted
Valentines
New Year
Association
Canziani
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1:6-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1040412/greetings-card-unknown/
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