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Valentine Greeting

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

A couple stand under a frame on which s tand t wo putti. Above, a six-line poem. Baroque Revival enframement around the entire composition.

Credit Line

Gift of Hamill and Barker

Date

ca. 1850

Accession Number

1961-105-49

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Object Name

Greeting Card

Type

Greeting Card

Medium

Wood engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

18.2 × 11.7 cm (7 3/16 × 4 5/8 in.)

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45cf42edc-b42c-40c9-abb0-9565c8fc244e

Record ID

chndm_1961-105-49

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