Valentine's Day Card with Cherubs | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Valentine's Day Card with Cherubs

Valentine's Day Card with Cherubs | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a pink and white card with embossed floral designs. The middle layer (not visible) is a country home surrounded by flowers, with several children on the right, and two die cut cherubs attached to the upper corners. The top layer is a fan-shaped piece of paper lace, with one die cut cherub playing a musical triangle, and two flowers attached to it. All three layers are connected using folded paper "springs" to created a three dimensional piece. Chromolithograph, embossed and die cut.
DESCRIPTION
Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a pink and white card with embossed floral designs. The middle layer (not visible) is a country home surrounded by flowers, with several children on the right, and two die cut cherubs attached to the upper corners. The top layer is a fan-shaped piece of paper lace, with one die cut cherub playing a musical triangle, and two flowers attached to it. All three layers are connected using folded paper "springs" to created a three dimensional piece. Chromolithograph, embossed and die cut.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:81213
Creation Date:circa 1895
Creator Name:Unknown
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Collection Name:Greeting card collection, circa 1850-1982
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, fine-art
Original Format Number:PH 6013, Box 2, Fldr 52
Original Dimensions:7.25 x 5.25 inches
SUBJECTS
Musical instruments
Flowers
Costume
Housing
Ephemera
Greeting cards
Holidays
Valentines
Angels

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