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Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
White laid paper with a red printed edge. A hand-coloured, lithographed scene of a couple walking along a path towards a church within a decorative border of scrolls, putti with garlands and emblems of Cupid, including a flaming torch and quiver of arrows. A verse printed on the diagonal at upper left and lower right: "Consent dear girl to be my bride / To Hymen's fane let's haste / And be my all, my joy my pride / No longer moments waste". The inside pages are blank. Stained on the verso, lower left corner. This card has been folded twice across the centre.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Probably
1840
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1850
Accession number: P.14346-R-50
Primary reference Number: 214436
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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