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Valentine card: P.14416-R-32

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Valentine card

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Publisher: Unknown

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Description

A partially hand-coloured lithograph on thin, white wove paper. The hand-colouring is clumsily executed. A lady wearing a green dress (c. 1830s) reads a valentine in an ornate interior with pilasters, tasselled curtains and jardinieres. A pair of doves sit on a dish at far right. 'No. 2' is printed at lower right and indicates that this valentine was one of a series. A printed verse below: 'Accept the kiss contained in this, / To greet you on this happy day / When birds in pairs forget their cares / And yield to mirth and sportive play ... This happy day say, only say / You will be mine, sweet Valentine'. The interior is blank. A hand-written inscription on the album leaf below: '3/6 [3 shillings and sixpence]'. This presumably records a price from the verso which was visible prior to mounting.

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 1830 - Circa 1840

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14416-R-32
Primary reference Number: 215177

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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