Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate fan

Anonymous, British, 19th century British

1875

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Title: Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate fan
Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
Date: 1875
Medium: Heavy die-cut card stock, chromolithography, sewing thread
Dimensions: Width: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
Length: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Classifications: Ephemera, Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
Object Number: 1981.1136.885
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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