Valentine
This is a tiny folded, cameo-embossed card made of heavy paper, and unsigned.
The embossed paper has a raised, cameo design of swirls and roses, rising above a pale gray background color. Applied to the front is a chromolithographed, moveable, die-cut scrap the same height as the card. It features a bouquet of flowers, with an angel emptying a cornucopia of rose petals, above two doves. Moving it downward reveals an image of a gold ring with ruby center, and within that area, the words, "In fond remembrance".
Inside, is inserted a piece of paper, brightly chromolithographed in a colorful gothic pattern of red, yellow, pink, green, and purple. The white center is printed with a romantic verse.
The embossed paper has a raised, cameo design of swirls and roses, rising above a pale gray background color. Applied to the front is a chromolithographed, moveable, die-cut scrap the same height as the card. It features a bouquet of flowers, with an angel emptying a cornucopia of rose petals, above two doves. Moving it downward reveals an image of a gold ring with ruby center, and within that area, the words, "In fond remembrance".
Inside, is inserted a piece of paper, brightly chromolithographed in a colorful gothic pattern of red, yellow, pink, green, and purple. The white center is printed with a romantic verse.
Artwork Details
- Title: Valentine
- Artist: Anonymous
- Date: ca. 1880
- Medium: Cameo-embossed paper, chromolithography
- Dimensions: Width: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
Length: 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm) - Classifications: Ephemera, Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
- Object Number: 1981.1136.665
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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