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Well! You are a nice little Duck: P.14420-R.f36r

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Well! You are a nice little Duck
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Dobbs, Henry

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Description

A small 48mo-size valentine of white lace-paper. At the centre is a cut-paper, hand-coloured mallard duck affixed onto painted water with reeds and a collage of cut-paper, hand-coloured flowers with additional stencilled leaves. At upper centre written in blue ink: 'Well! you are a nice / little Duck'. 'DOBBS & CO' is stamped at lower left. The front and back paper are adhered together. An initial 'N' is written in graphite on the album leaf below and to the left of the valentine. The names 'Edith' and 'Netty' are written into the album. These names would probably account for the single initials of 'E' or 'N' written on the album leaves adjacent to a number of the valentines in the album. The initials presumably indicate either from whom they were received or to whom they were sent.

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

Hand colouring
Lithography
Collage

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14420-R.f36r
Primary reference Number: 215441

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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