Valentine - Mechanical - pulls open to reveal elaborate scene

ca. 1875
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Valentine - Mechanical - pulls open to reveal elaborate scene
  • Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
  • Date: ca. 1875
  • Medium: Heavy card-stock, die-cut scraps, chromolithography, gilding, embossed paper, silk tassel
  • 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: 1981.1136.868
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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