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Valentine card: P.14412-R-L10

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Loose inside album P.14412-R inside the back fly-leaf. Die-cut, hand-coloured lithograph of abundant flower-garland frame (pink roses, violets, forget-me-nots, lilac, tulips, passion flower etc.) surrounding a central scene of five Cupids playing with bows and arrows and shields atop a plinth hung with two gilded bird cages and bowl of goldfish flanked by bows and quiver of arrows. A white dove carrying an olive branch hovers in the sky above. A blank scroll at lower centre, presumably intended for hand-written dedication by sender. The lithograph is mounted on a large, 4to-size sheet of cream wove paper.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1840 - Circa 1860

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14412-R-L10
Primary reference Number: 214849
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Monday 29 May 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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