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Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
Chromolithograph of a hummingbird in flight against a background of flowers within a lace-paper frame mounted with paper springs onto yellow paper with an embossed 'pleated' border. Embossed scrap with silver detailing of flowers with a scroll is affixed at lower centre. A chromolithographed motto affixed to the lower centre of the lace-paper frame: CONSTANCY. Remnants of glue at upper centre suggests that a similar scrap has fallen off. The inside of the card is blank. This card was produced in a variety of different coloured papers (pink, blue, green) with alternative images (kingfisher and swan), scraps and mottoes. The album P.14343-R contains a number of cards from the same series, all mounted together. See P.14343-R-89, P.14343-R-92; P.14343-R-93, P.14343-R-94 and P.14343-R-95. A loose card, P.14403-R was probably also originally contained in this album.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1850
-
1860
Accession number: P.14343-R-90
Primary reference Number: 214156
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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