"Lover's Letter Box" Valentine's Day Countdown Activity
Countdown to Valentine's Day with George Baxter's The Lover's Letter Box. Simply cut out the print and pieces, then each day find and paste a bird, cupid, flowers, or a love letter. Then hang as a beautiful, seasonal decoration or give as a gift.
Includes a blank banner, allowing you to add your own Valentine’s Day message.
George Baxter's The Lover's Letter Box is a captivating example of his pioneering color printing technique, known as Baxter printing, which he perfected in the mid-19th century. This print, likely created in the 1850s, depicts a tender, romantic scene centered on a young woman reading a letter near an ivy-covered garden wall, with a picturesque landscape in the background. The work is imbued with rich, layered colors and exquisite detail—a hallmark of Baxter's work, achieved by meticulously applying up to 20 colors by hand over an initial oil-based plate impression.
• 18” x 24”
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
Countdown to Valentine's Day with George Baxter's The Lover's Letter Box. Simply cut out the print and pieces, then each day find and paste a bird, cupid, flowers, or a love letter. Then hang as a beautiful, seasonal decoration or give as a gift.
Includes a blank banner, allowing you to add your own Valentine’s Day message.
George Baxter's The Lover's Letter Box is a captivating example of his pioneering color printing technique, known as Baxter printing, which he perfected in the mid-19th century. This print, likely created in the 1850s, depicts a tender, romantic scene centered on a young woman reading a letter near an ivy-covered garden wall, with a picturesque landscape in the background. The work is imbued with rich, layered colors and exquisite detail—a hallmark of Baxter's work, achieved by meticulously applying up to 20 colors by hand over an initial oil-based plate impression.
• 18” x 24”
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
Countdown to Valentine's Day with George Baxter's The Lover's Letter Box. Simply cut out the print and pieces, then each day find and paste a bird, cupid, flowers, or a love letter. Then hang as a beautiful, seasonal decoration or give as a gift.
Includes a blank banner, allowing you to add your own Valentine’s Day message.
George Baxter's The Lover's Letter Box is a captivating example of his pioneering color printing technique, known as Baxter printing, which he perfected in the mid-19th century. This print, likely created in the 1850s, depicts a tender, romantic scene centered on a young woman reading a letter near an ivy-covered garden wall, with a picturesque landscape in the background. The work is imbued with rich, layered colors and exquisite detail—a hallmark of Baxter's work, achieved by meticulously applying up to 20 colors by hand over an initial oil-based plate impression.
• 18” x 24”
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan