Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
A white lace-paper sachet envelope with embossed design of flowers and four flaps which open to reveal a smaller sachet envelope with four white lace-paper flaps. The envelope has gilt detailing on the interior and collage, comprising a chromolithographed violet above a frosted circular window with a green feather border and below, green silk and a red silk flower with fabric stamens and red tinsel heart with small, hand-coloured and embossed flowers. A small padded heart with silver, lace-paper border and blue lithographed motto: 'Ever / Constant / in my heart'. The smaller envelope is adhered to the outer envelope. One of the flaps of the smaller sachet is partially adhered to the interior collage and is torn.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1870
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Circa
1880
Applied textile
Lithography
Collage
Accession number: P.14418-R-12
Primary reference Number: 215360
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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