Untitled Valentine (Vase of Flowers)
1850/59
Medium
Collaged elements on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Folded sheet: 9.7 × 7.3 cm (3 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
collage
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129006
Art Historical Context
Step into the romantic world of Victorian sentiment with *Untitled Valentine (Vase of Flowers)* George Meek, created 1850 and 1859. This delicate collage, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings department, the era's obsession with heartfelt expressions of love. Measuring just 9.7 × 7.3 cm when folded, it was designed as an intimate greeting card, perfect for slipping into a pocket or envelope on Valentine's Day. Meek crafted this gem using collaged elements on cut and embossed ivory wove paper—a sophisticated technique for the time. The embossing creates raised, tactile ...