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Happiness: P.14417-R-L5

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Happiness
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: J.T. Wood & Co

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Description

Loose inside album P.14417-R between nos. 7 and 12. A small rectangle of blue transparent cellulose, printed in gold lithographic ink with a decorative border around a titled verse: 'HAPPINESS / And thou art happy - since 'tis thine / To hear his whispered vows; / While Love and Constancy entwine / Their garlands round your brows. / And he shall press the bridal wreath / Upon thy forehead fair. / And fealty unto thee till death / Before the altar swear.'. Printed below the verse at lower centre: 'J.T. Wood Holywell St.'. Found with three other loose, printed cellulose valentines by J.T. Wood: P.14417-R-L3, P.14417-R-L4 and P.14417-R-L6. The cellulose rectangle was probably originally contained inside or intended for a sleeve and envelope like the examples mounted onto the album leaf; See P.14417-R-7, P.14417-R-8 and P.14417-R-11.

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 1850 - Circa 1860

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14417-R-L5
Primary reference Number: 215341

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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