Yours Forever (valentine)
Joseph Mansell
1850s
Medium
Collaged elements, with watercolor, on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper, with the blue tissue paper insert
Dimensions
25.1 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)
Classification
collage
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
128787
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Joseph Mansell · 1780–1899
**Joseph Mansell (1803–1874)** was a prominent British printer and producer of fancy paper goods during the Victorian era, best known for his licensed use of George Baxter’s innovative colour printing process. Born in Northampton Square, Clerkenwell, London, to William Mansell, he established his business at 35 Red Lion Square in the mid-1840s, later expanding to adjacent properties and a residenc...