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True Love Token (Valentine)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1850/59

True Love Token (Valentine) — collage, by John Windsor English, 19th century, made in England, dated 1850/59. Physical description: Collaged elements on embossed (designed) ivory wove paper; Folded sheet: 9.5 × 6.6 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.).

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Historical context

Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 129003). The museum record attributes this piece to John Windsor English, 19th century in England around 1850/59. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.

Physical characteristics

Dimensions
Folded sheet: 9.5 × 6.6 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Materials techniques
Collaged elements on embossed (designed) ivory wove paper

Identification

Source note
All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
Museum object name
collage
Museum object number
129003

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.