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Undying Love: P.14421-R.iir

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Undying Love
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

On the recto of the back flyleaf. A small valentine of white embossed card with flowers and gilt detailing with woodblock-printed colour in blue, pink and green. A printed title and verse at the centre: 'UNDYING LOVE / Forget thee! Bid the forest birds / Forget their sweetest tune. / Forget thee! Dare the sun to / shine - / Or check the silvery moon: / Bid thirsty flowers forget to drink / The eve's refreshing dew; / Thyself forget thine own dear / land, / Its mountains wild and blue. / Forget each old familiar face, / Each long-remembered spot - / Forget all these - but not till then / Shalt thou be once forgot.'. To each corner is affixed a small rectangle of monochrome lithographed London landmarks; 'New Houses of Parlt.'; 'Guildhall'; 'London Stone'; 'Westminster Abbey'.

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

Woodblock

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14421-R.iir
Primary reference Number: 215452
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Monday 29 May 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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