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A Bunch of fond Affection: P.14414-R-9

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Bunch of fond Affection
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Dobbs, Henry

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Description

White lace-paper with 'flag' design and title hand-written in red ink on lace-paper flags at upper left and right: 'A Bunch' ; 'of fond / Affection'. At the centre is a collage of a large bunch of green grapes created from cut-paper and hand-coloured paper and silk leaves. The grapes lift up in sections to reveal a series of hand-written messages in blue ink (in the same style as the work by Dobbs): 'Happy in your presence'; You are dear to me'; 'I love you'; 'Love shall light our way'; 'Cherished by your smiles'; My joy and day star of my life'. Stamped within the embossed design at lower centre: 'DOBBS, KIDD & [CO]'. The interior is blank. Watermark: 'J WHATMA[N] / 1865'. A graphite inscription on the album leaf below: 'Dobbs, Kidd & Co'.

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
Production date: circa AD 1865

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Watercolour
Collage
Gouache

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14414-R-9
Primary reference Number: 215000

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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