new year card

New Year card formed of a white piece of paper with a pierced and decorated border. Adhered to the card is a bouquet of different flowers with a ribbon at the bottom that has an inscription on it. The flowers have a piece of textile at the base which is threaded into the backing card; this mechanism allows the flowers to fall forward revealing a scene on the backing card and a message on the back of the flowers. The image on the front includes forget-me-nots and heart-shaped leaves, indicating that it functioned as a love token.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
22.9.60/10
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 118 mm x 71 mm x 5 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper; ink; textile
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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