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Valentine card
Publisher: Park, A.
4to-sized thin, white wove paper printed with a decorative woodcut border, which has been delicately tinted with pale blue wash. A hand-coloured woodcut at the centre shows a woman visited by Cupid in a cloud who brings her a letter. A church is seen in the background to the left. Letterpress below: "Published by A. Park, 47, Leonard Street, Finsbury, London" and a verse: "By the sweet fragrance of they lip, / Where honey-bee might stay to sip, ...". The number "69" is printed at lower right. A hand-written inscription in graphite at upper centre: "7 for 17/6" [17 shillings and 6 pence]. The inside pages are blank. From a series. One of 7 prints of a similar style bought at auction. A clipping from a sale catalogue is pasted to the album leaf below P.14346-R-63: "Old Valentines - continued / 752 Coloured Sentimental Examples - 7in / all, 4to size, 1 pubd. By A. Park, of Fins- / bury, the others by S. Marks and Son, / each with blank fly-sheet, and coloured / woodcut borders, nice state, 185 - 17s 6d / ...". This group of valentines appears to have been bought in 1924 from the bookseller, R.S. Frampton who was based at "Walton House", 37 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4. The bookseller's catalogue (No. 35), with several lot descriptions cut from it, was found in boxes containing Glaisher's valentines. See P.14529-R. There are two examples by A. Park in the group. One of these may have been bought by Glaisher at a later date and positioned by him alongside the existing print. See also P.14346-R-64; P.14346-R-65; P.14346-R-66; P.14346-R-67; P.14346-R-68; P.14346-R-70.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
1850
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1860
Accession number: P.14346-R-63
Primary reference Number: 214449
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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