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Valentine card
Publisher: Kershaw, George
Lace-paper with a central, oval window containing a cut-out, hand-painted and varnished drawing of a thatched cottage (presumably executed by the sender). There is a collage of cut-paper flowers and fruit around the door and a pair of cut-paper, hand-coloured birds holding printed scrolls in their beaks: "Can you tell me how to build a happy home" / "How to build a happy home / Let integrity be the architect / tidiness the upholsterer ...". The inside of the card is blank. KERSHAW & SON blind-embossed along the spine.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
1840
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1860
Accession number: P.14344-R-24
Primary reference Number: 214241
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Valentine card" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/214241 Accessed: 2024-11-19 02:32:27
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