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Velocipede Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
Comic valentine entitled, VELOCIPEDE. Lampoons the new fashion among young women for riding the velocipede (forerunner of the bicycle). A hand-coloured woodcut on one leaf of thin, wove paper. A young woman sits astride a velocipede. A printed verse below: " The last style for girls, now just see, / Velocipede striding you'll own, ..." Velocipedes with pedals, as seen here, appeared c. 1869.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Production date:
after
AD 1869
Accession number: P.14345-R-49
Primary reference Number: 214334
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Velocipede" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/214334 Accessed: 2024-11-13 00:05:39
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