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Greetings Card

c.1861 (made), February 13th 1861 (marked)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Embossed paper lacy mount of figures and flowers with gauze covered aperture and applied silver embossed and pierced paper decoration and polychrome flowers. Through the aperture can be seen an applied figure of Venus and Cupid. Lettered ‘TO MY FAVOURITE’ in a scroll.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, gauze, silver, printed
Brief description
Anonymous artist: Valentine card and envelope, 'TO MY FAVOURITE', addressed to Miss Louisa Starr, c.1861
Physical description
Embossed paper lacy mount of figures and flowers with gauze covered aperture and applied silver embossed and pierced paper decoration and polychrome flowers. Through the aperture can be seen an applied figure of Venus and Cupid. Lettered ‘TO MY FAVOURITE’ in a scroll.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970)
  • Width: 12cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970)
Marks and inscriptions
  • February 13th 1861 (Envelope post marked)
  • Miss Louisa Starr, (?) Gover Street. (Envelope addressed)
Credit line
Acquired from the collection of the late Estella Canziani in 1970.
Subjects depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1:2-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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