Greetings Card
c.1869 (made)
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Valentine in original box. A bunch of artificial blue flowers and leaves with white silk ribbon bow set in a mount of embossed, pierced and silvered paper, decorated with scraps of a cupid and a heart, wreathed in roses and forget-me-nots, printed with the words ‘MY HEART IS THINE IN TRUTH AND LOVE’.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | artificial flowers, silk, embossed paper, silvered paper, pieced paper, découpage, embossed, printed |
| Brief description | Anonymous artist: Valentine in original box, 'MY HEART IS THINE IN TRUTH AND LOVE', addressed to Miss Louise Starr, c.1869 |
| Physical description | Valentine in original box. A bunch of artificial blue flowers and leaves with white silk ribbon bow set in a mount of embossed, pierced and silvered paper, decorated with scraps of a cupid and a heart, wreathed in roses and forget-me-nots, printed with the words ‘MY HEART IS THINE IN TRUTH AND LOVE’. |
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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.1:14-1971 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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