Valentine
ca. 1880
Medium
White card stock with gilding; chromolithography, gold lithography, beige paper, red watercolor, cameo-embossed lace paper
Dimensions
Width: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm) Length: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm) Interior card: 8.6 cm x 12.4 cm.
Classification
Ephemera|Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
Accession Number
1981.1136.805
Tags
About the Artist
Kate Greenaway · 1846–1901
Kate Greenaway (1846–1901) was a British artist and writer who became one of the most beloved children's book illustrators of the Victorian era and a significant influence on children's fashion and popular culture. Born Catherine Greenaway in Hoxton, London, she studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Female School of Art, and began her career designing greeting cards and magazine il...