Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene

Anonymous, British, 19th century British

ca. 1875

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Title: Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene
Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
Date: ca. 1875
Medium: Heavy card-stock, die-cut scraps, chromolithography, gilding, embossed paper, silk tassel, ink, green silk ribbon
Dimensions: Width: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Length: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
Classifications: Ephemera, Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
Object Number: 1981.1136.867
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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