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To Esther (Valentine) by Joseph Mansell — VisualArtsDB

To Esther (Valentine)

To Esther (Valentine)

1845–1855

Medium: Pen and brown ink on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper (folded), with a blue wove paper insert
Dimensions: Folded sheet: 20.2 × 16.4 cm (8 × 6 1/2 in.)
Genre: valentine
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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