About this object
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ID:
34.170/197
Production date:
1851-1870
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Location:
In Store
Valentine's card with white lace paper border embossed with grape and vine design. In the centre a plain panel with applied decoration of a pair of red leather trousers with satin waistband and gilded metal foil studs. With handwritten message 'Something I hope you'll never wear', the message is completed under the trousers which flap down by the punchline; 'Breeches of promise'.
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Measurements
H 138 mm; W 92 mm
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Materials
paper; ink; cotton; leather; metal
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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