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A pop-up card with three layers of pastoral scenes.Foreground: A girl sits by a rose bush holdi…
A token of affection
A pop-up card with three layers of pastoral scenes.Foreground: A girl sits by a rose bush holding a heart while a boy plays the lute for her. Second layer: Two young people hold hands while dancing on a country road.Background: A lattice decorated by doves, hearts, roses, and other flowers.

A token of affection

Datebetween 1920 and 1929
FormatEphemera
Notes
A pop-up card with three layers of pastoral scenes.
Foreground:  A girl sits by a rose bush holding a heart while a boy plays the lute for her. 
Second layer:  Two young people hold hands while dancing on a country road.
Background:  A lattice decorated by doves, hearts, roses, and other flowers.
Medium
Greeting cards
Dimensions23 cm x 15 cm x 8 cm (9 1/16 in. x 5 7/8 in. x 3 1/8 in.)
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberSAR-GC-VAL-M-192X-011
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