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"To tell thee of my passion true, / Of all that I have felt for you…": P.14347-R-L17

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

"To tell thee of my passion true, / Of all that I have felt for you…"

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

Loose within album P.14347-R. A lithograph on 4to-sized white wove paper. A central, hand-coloured vignette shows a lady wearing a bonnet and a blue and orange dress with a tiered skirt and broad diagonal stripes (c. 1850s) stretching out her right hand to receive a letter from a white dove which flies in from the left. A printed verse above and below the image: "To tell thee of my passion true, / Of all that I have felt for you: …". Creasemarks in the paper indicate that it has been folded several times to form a small square. The interior is blank.

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

Dating

19th Century
1850 - 1860

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14347-R-L17
Primary reference Number: 206588

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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