DepartmentEurope

Corazones de Jesús y de María

NameHoly Card

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date19th century

Place madeFrance, Europe

MediumPaper, ink

DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 x 1 15/16 in. (11.8 x 5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2011.17.2

DescriptionSlender, vertical paper engraved with central black and white image of sacred heart (heart ringed with thorns, with flames and cross at top and dripping blood) near top of image, the heart revealed in front of an opening in the clouds. From the bottom of the heart a beam of light spreads to illuminate a larger heart with lilies sprouting from the top, and pierced by seven swords; a half moon shape of interwoven thorn branches located below. Image edged by a gold border, below which is printed "Bouasse-Lebel, Paris" and "¡Corazones de Jesús y de María, vuestro es nuestro amor! The image is framed by a delicate punched paper band of geometric forms with a scalloped and punched edge. A prayer is printed on the back.