The Barometer of Love
Valentine
ca. 1845 (made)
ca. 1845 (made)
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Valentine's card, depicting a 'Barometer of Love' in which the thermometer goes from 'Esteem' to 'Friendship' to 'Love' to 'Enrapture, Unity and Bliss'. The barometer is collaged from scraps of paper and foiled paper, and is surrounded by a wreath of brightly coloured flowers made from printed or painted scraps. The card has a background of paper lace.
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Title | The Barometer of Love (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | paper lace, collage and pen and ink |
Brief description | Valentine, 'Barometer of Love', paper lace, collage and pen and ink, British, ca. 1845 |
Physical description | Valentine's card, depicting a 'Barometer of Love' in which the thermometer goes from 'Esteem' to 'Friendship' to 'Love' to 'Enrapture, Unity and Bliss'. The barometer is collaged from scraps of paper and foiled paper, and is surrounded by a wreath of brightly coloured flowers made from printed or painted scraps. The card has a background of paper lace. |
Dimensions | No dimensions given in Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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Credit line | Given by Miss Jane Samuels |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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Accession number | E.1552-1929 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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