Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
Silver and white lace-paper referencing ecclesiastical architecture featuring an archway with tracery and lattice-work. A panel of white silk is pasted inside the archway and is mounted with a pink and silver embossed paper ornament of Venus and Cupid riding in a shell boat, the reins held by Venus. Collaged elements of chromolithographed flowers and cut-paper leaves are affixed at lower left and right. A motto is lithographed in gold ink around a circular embossed medallion with silver detail at lower centre: 'Accept this humble Tribute of Love'. The front paper is adhered to the back.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Accession number: P.14418-R-15
Primary reference Number: 215363
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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