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Valentine card: P.14413-R-33

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Titles

Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Mossman, David (paper manufacturer and embosser)

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Description

Lace paper with a central rectangular window backed with a head and shoulders chromolithograph of a blonde-haired lady wearing a dark blue riding habit with black topper and blue veil. A silver-edged lozenge affixed at lower centre printed in blue ink with the motto: 'Forget me not.'. The inside pages are blank. 'MOSSMAN' stamped along the spine at centre left. A second stamp at lower left.

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
1860 - 1880

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Chromolithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14413-R-33
Primary reference Number: 214882

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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