Le Ciel en est le prix - Die-Cut Lace Holy Card, Letaille, Paris

Nineteenth-century devotional card on die-cut lace paper, headed "Le Ciel en est le prix!": a young woman meditates with an open book before the crucifix, while above opens the vision of souls ascending with the cross on their shoulders. At the foot, the legend "Du grand prix de la patience dans les douleurs vives" and the motto "Pour un moment de patience, une éternité de bonheur".

Medium: Steel engraving on die-cut lace paper.
Engraver / lithographer: Under the direction of Ch. Letaille; no. 522.
Date: 19th century.
Source: E. Boumard, pontifical publisher, successor to Letaille, Paris.
Dimensions: 3.1 x 4.7 in (8 x 12 cm).
Condition: Very good, given its fragility. The die-cut lace is intact; light toning and a small stain in the right margin.