Untitled Valentine (Temple of Love in a Ring of Flowers)
Unknown
c. 1850
Medium
Collaged elements with watercolor on cut and embossed cream wove paper (lace)
Dimensions
Folded sheet: 24.7 × 19.9 cm (9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
valentine
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
75613
About the Artist
Unknown
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