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My Only Joy: P.14417-R-19

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

My Only Joy
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Unknown

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Description

Silver embossed paper with central oval containing a chromolithgraphed flower display. Inside, the right-hand page repeats the front paper design of embossed paper (without silvering) and contains a roundel of applied silk printed with a title and verse: 'MY ONLY JOY / To See thee and undying / joy in thy sight to taste / On thee with truth relying, / E'en as life's pulses waste ...'.

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

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Applied textile
Chromolithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14417-R-19
Primary reference Number: 215248
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Friday 26 January 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "My Only Joy" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/215248 Accessed: 2024-04-19 16:50:05

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