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Valentine card
Publisher: J.T. Wood & Co
Comic Valentine. Cream wove paper with a hand-coloured lace-paper border in blue, pink and green. An ornamental pair of belows, made from wood and paper and varnished, affixed to the centre of the paper. A printed verse (as handwritten script) on a scroll below: "I dislike as a general rule / windy things, so acquit me of blame / If I send (as your passion's so cool) / What if used may enliven the / flame."
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Hand colouring
Lithography
Collage
Accession number: P.14345-R-72
Primary reference Number: 214357
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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