Embossed Collection (#8)

Cupid with cooking guidance on a comic Valentine card
Cupid with culinary guidance, How to Cook a Heart, on a comic Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with good advice on a comic Valentine card
Cupid with a book entitled good advice to young people about to marry, contained in a short tale of repentance, on a comic Valentine card

Overweight soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Volunteer soldier with rifle on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Skinny soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Silhouette of a cupid on a French Valentine card
Silhouette of a cupid with red hearts and wedding rings on a French Valentine card. Date: early 20th century

Wedding March, Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra
Royal Wedding March, depicting Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Alexandra. 1863

Decorative Card - Firefighter rescuing a woman

Christmas Cracker Label with Snow Scene. 19th century

Golden Santa Claus with snowballs on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Cherubs and roses on a Christmas card with an ornate embossed border. circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of an ornate box, open to reveal essential information on the Language of Flowers. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of an ornate golden box with an oval cameo. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Women wearing floral design coats 1937
Two models wearing fashionable floral coats available from Marshall & Snelgrove, left; An embossed pique coat printed with a multi-coloured design

Advert for Woollands womens clothing 1927
Selection of ladies tea frocks for Autumn, 1927. 1927

Miss Zena Dare - British Singer and Actress
Miss Zena Dare (1887-1975) - British Singer and Actress. An extraordinary postcard design, with the actress appearing out of an embossed club shape. Date: circa 1910

Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547-59), c. 1555 (steel, gold, silver
3614056 Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547-59), c.1555 (steel, gold, silver, leather, textile) Date: ca. 1555 Medium: Steel, gold, silver, leather, textile by French School

Burgonet, 1543 (steel, gold, textile)
3525833 Burgonet, 1543 (steel, gold, textile) by Negroli, Filippo (fl.1532-51); 24.1 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Victorian beehive New Year card with a red rose, c. 1879 (colour litho)
3603310 Victorian beehive New Year card with a red rose, c.1879 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Victorian beehive New Year card with roses and dasies, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603307 Victorian beehive New Year card with roses and dasies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Victorian beehive Christmas card with roses, snowdrops and violets, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603306 Victorian beehive Christmas card with roses, snowdrops and violets, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Victorian Christmas paper scrap with an angel carrying a basket of toys and holly, c
3603210 Victorian Christmas paper scrap with an angel carrying a basket of toys and holly, c. 1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian gold and white embossed paper lace greeting card with a girl holding a dog in
3604633 A Victorian gold and white embossed paper lace greeting card with a girl holding a dog in the centerpiece, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian die cut silver embossed paper lace Christmas
3604631 A Victorian die cut silver embossed paper lace Christmas and New Year card with the designs on the four sections printed in silk, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian heavily embossed paper lace greeting card of a woman in a cameo with her
3604618 A Victorian heavily embossed paper lace greeting card of a woman in a cameo with her hand on cupid holding a bow and arrow, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian decoupage embossed paper lace greeting card of flowers
3604617 A Victorian decoupage embossed paper lace greeting card of flowers, feathers and a parrot, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian blind embossed paper lace greeting card of a bird
3604615 A Victorian blind embossed paper lace greeting card of a bird, flowers and hand painted pansies in a cartouche, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian embossed paper lace greeting card with a romantic verse embroidered on fabric
3604611 A Victorian embossed paper lace greeting card with a romantic verse embroidered on fabric in the center, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A die-cut Edwardian greeting Card in the shape of an envelope with embossed ivy
3604326 A die-cut Edwardian greeting Card in the shape of an envelope with embossed ivy and a initial letter, circa 1910 (coloured lithograph) by English School

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of Father Christmaswith a sack of toys on his back holding
3605524 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of Father Christmaswith a sack of toys on his back holding a Christmas tree, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an image of Father Christmas, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605521 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an image of Father Christmas, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of two men with darkened faces wearing minstrel outfits
3605503 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of two men with darkened faces wearing minstrel outfits playing a banjo and dancing, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a clown feeding a baby, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605499 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a clown feeding a baby, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an angel playing a harp, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605487 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an angel playing a harp, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of four angels on a sheet, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605444 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of four angels on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a joker, children carrying a Christmas pudding
3605426 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a joker, children carrying a Christmas pudding and pushing a cart of holly on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a baby in a cot, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605418 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a baby in a cot, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a young boy with baskets of flowers on his arms, c
3605408 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a young boy with baskets of flowers on his arms, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a rose fairy, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605398 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a rose fairy, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian hand coloured engraved and embossed Valentine card of a man dressed as a
3606023 A Victorian hand coloured engraved and embossed Valentine card of a man dressed as a soldier with a humorous verse, c.1860 (colour litho) by English School

A Victoriandie cut pop up greeting card of a silver embossed artists easel, c
3605948 A Victoriandie cut pop up greeting card of a silver embossed artists easel, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of assorted floral scraps on a sheet, c
3605564 A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of assorted floral scraps on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of daisies and violets in a wicker basket, c
3605549 A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of daisies and violets in a wicker basket, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of a horseshoe decorated with roses and daisies, c
3605546 A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of a horseshoe decorated with roses and daisies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an angel with a child in her arms, c
3605485 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an angel with a child in her arms, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A New Year Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an angel in a fur trimmed coat
3605478 A New Year Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an angel in a fur trimmed coat and boots holding bells, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an African Zulu warrior, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605462 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of an African Zulu warrior, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a kitten with a blue ribbon, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605454 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a kitten with a blue ribbon, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

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