Doors of the Garden

Late 19th–early 20th century. 3-D pop-up, mechanical, cutout, embossed, colour printing, gold leaf. Germany[?]. Musée Colby-Curtis: 2003.14.
12.7 x 8.2 x 11.6 cm.

What makes this card special is the way it has been assembled. It is maintained by elastics that fold forward when it is opened.

Quote:

Inside the doors:

Left side:

“Bid me to live, and I will live thy loving friend to be:
Or bid me love and I will give a loving heart to / thee.”

Right side:

“A heart as soft as kind
a heart as sound as free,
as in the whole world thou can’st find:
that heart I’ll give to thee.”

Doon Heritage Crossroads

Photo Credit:
Sophie Poirier