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Valentine card: P.14342-R-58

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Valentine card
May This be the Emblem of Our Affection

Maker(s)

Dobbs, Henry

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Description

A quarto valentine with embossed 'lace' border over gilded paper and embossed 'lace' frame at the centre around a hand-painted and collaged design of heartease and a pair of birds at upper centre and hand-painted, cut-paper flowers and leaves at lower centre. A cut-paper and gilded oval with heraldic garter belt bearing the motto: 'MAY THIS BE THE EMBLEM OF OUR AFFECTION'. At the centre, a cut-paper bouquet mounted on a dark blue background tied with applied pink silk ribbon. Cut-paper swags affixed to the paper with gilded finials and two of the swags inscribed in pen and blue ink with the mottos: 'Friendship' and 'Fidelity'. 'DOBBS' blind-stamped at lower centre.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Embossing
Collage

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14342-R-58
Primary reference Number: 206538
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 12 February 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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