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Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
Comic valentine (deceitful street trader type). A hand-coloured woodcut on very thin wove paper, which is folded in half to create an inside page (blank). The hand-colouring is crudely executed. A male figure with an over-sized head with a quill behind his ear measures a packet of "Assam Dust" in a pair of scales. A box of "best" cheese is being eaten by mice. A printed verse below: "You sell inferior Goods, my boy, / And your Weights are light also, / And you pretend to make a little mistake, / In giving change I know. / Go, hide yourself from public view, / I would not have a cheat like you." From a series of comic figures.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Accession number: P.14345-R-40
Primary reference Number: 214325
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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