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Valentine card
A large, hand-coloured lithographic cut-out of a posy of flowers affixed to paper with a wood-engraved border of lace, printed in blue. The paper is overlaid and cut, a feature known as a 'cobweb', and can be lifted with the attached silk thread to reveal a hand-coloured lithograph of a naked boy, Cupid in a small sail-boat. Cupid holds onto a string attached to a winged envelope which pulls the boat along. The printed motto above reads: "to her I love sincerely". A verse is printed on the card above and below the flowers: "Search if thou wilt, my inmost heart / Bid every thought from thence depart ...". Inside the card is a hand-written verse to a person called Saragh with small, diamond-shaped pieces of coloured card printed with the mottos above and below: "Unity is strength" and "For thee". The valentine has been folded for delivery and the scorch marks on the paper possibly relate to the process of melting the sealing wax.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Hand colouring
Wood engraving
Lithography
Accession number: P.14342-R-10
Primary reference Number: 206490
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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