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Valentine card
Publisher: Kershaw, George
A large 4to-size valentine of white wove paper with a scallop shell embossed border design and small, novelty envelope of white lace-paper affixed at the centre. The envelope may originally have contained a message or keepsake but is now empty. Above and below and intersecting with the envelope are two collages of cut-paper, lithographed and hand-coloured flowers with applied fabric leaves and stencilled leaves with hand-drawn stems and tendrils. A silver paper love knot ornament is affixed at centre right. Remnants of glue at centre left suggests that a similar ornament was affixed here, but is now lost. A hand-written verse is written above and below the central decoration: 'Sweet is the love that meets return / Like two fond hearts that fiercely burn'. Stamped at lower left and lower right: 'G KERSHAW'; 'LONDON'. The interior is blank. On the verso are graphite inscriptions: '600 / 8/6' [repeats the information from the sale clipping pasted below] and 'G Kershaw'. A clipping from a sale catalogue is pasted onto the paper: '600 / Envelope centre - 4to, size, broad crinkled imit. lace border, with dainty lace envelope centre ..., c. 184- / 8s 6d ...'. This valentine was one of several 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. 36), with several lot descriptions cut from it, was found in boxes containing Glaisher's valentines. See P.14530-R.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1840
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Circa
1850
Hand colouring
Lithography
Collage
Accession number: P.14414-R-3
Primary reference Number: 214994
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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