Greetings Card
c.1863 (made), Feb 14th 1863 (marked)
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Embossed paper lacy mount of flowers and scrolls with silver decoration and applied, embossed, cloth leaves. A central insert of rice paper has a hand-painted spray of lily-of-the-valley.
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Materials and techniques | printer's ink, paper, rice paper, printed, hand-painted |
Brief description | Anonymous artist: Valentine in box, with envelope, addressed to Miss L. Starr, c.1863 |
Physical description | Embossed paper lacy mount of flowers and scrolls with silver decoration and applied, embossed, cloth leaves. A central insert of rice paper has a hand-painted spray of lily-of-the-valley. |
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Credit line | Acquired from the collection of the late Estella Canziani in 1970. |
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Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970 |
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Accession number | CIRC.1:3-1971 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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