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Comic Valentine card

Print
ca. 1825-1849 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wood engraved comic Valentine card, coloured by hand

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleComic Valentine card (generic title)
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured wood engraving
Brief description
Comic Valentine card by an unknown artist, British, ca. 1825-1849
Physical description
Wood engraved comic Valentine card, coloured by hand
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5in
  • Width: 10in (Note: Average size of sheet)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings Accessions 1948 vol. I London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with verses and 'A. Park, London'; also lettered 'Pickering'
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings Accessions 1948 vol. I London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection
Accession number
E.1652-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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