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Valentine

1850–70
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Valentine
  • Artist: Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1850–70
  • Medium: Cameo-embossed, open-work lace paper, chromolithography, colored paper
  • Dimensions: Width: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
    Length: 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Ephemera, Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.1136.595
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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