1592991185000 1487091093000 Standard Record object-215518 1753812144485 1516969751000 1753812119276 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-215518 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215518 80e997cc-9cf8-39b7-9fe0-844ea7c5344e 4 reference term-98032 adlib-term-98032 82c0807b-e8e4-3d5c-ac68-1a6390880fea print Paintings, Drawings and Prints A Leap Year valentine. A large 8vo-size valentine on white wove paper with a lace-paper border on the recto. At the centre is a hand-painted design of violets, fushia, convolvulus and pink carnations tied with a painted blue ribbon bow. Hand-written initials in brown ink have been added within the flowers at lower centre: 'F.H. / to / W.S.H.'. The valentine has been folded five times for delivery. Inside is a hand-written and self-penned verse in brown ink from a lady: 'Could'st thou leave me, and deceive me / cruel heartless man? / I who loved thee, oh so dearly! / More than any can?- / Silent and sad, and almost mad / I wander up and down! / I shun the shops, avoid the hops / In this detested Town - / The Beaux in vain, A smile to gain / My face and form admire / The Lords I spurn, From Captains turn / and hate the country squire - / My song and lute, alas are mute / and Rome is Rome no more / But on this day, fair maidens may / Tell _him_ whom they adore / This is Leap year, and do you hear / That I will be your Wife - / Then leave Talgarth, Return to Bath - / My Wentworth, Love, and Life-'. On the verso is a handwritten address to a gentleman (apparently a sailor in the Royal Navy): W.S. Holsworthy Esq. / H Captain Thurston's R.N. / Talgarth / Machynlleth / North Wales'. A postmark at upper right: D / PAID / 13 FE 13 / 1840; 'postage paid' written in ink above the stamp in the same hand. P.14573-R 1 accession number P.14573-R 215518 priref 215518 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215518 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215518 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928 reference agent-152564 adlib-agent-152564 c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7 Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr 1928 1928 1928 bequeathed 1840 1840 1840-02-13 publisher reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown reference term-106853 adlib-term-106853 25492eb4-1164-35eb-8dce-3601486f3415 19th Century reference media-204767 adlib-media-204767 edad503f-6d10-3067-b592-8506cffaecee jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14573_R_1_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 937 1616284558374 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/mid_P_14573_R_1_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 546 width pixels 500 1616284558374 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14573_R_1_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 937 1616284558374 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/preview_P_14573_R_1_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 273 width pixels 250 1616284558374 1 image 0 media image reference media-204768 adlib-media-204768 e7f7585a-dc47-3604-bf1c-23f63e7afbdf jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14573_R_2_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 933 width pixels 1024 1616283429733 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/mid_P_14573_R_2_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 456 width pixels 500 1616283429733 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14573_R_2_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 933 width pixels 1024 1616283429733 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/preview_P_14573_R_2_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 228 width pixels 250 1616283429733 1 image 1 media image reference media-204769 adlib-media-204769 01da3109-426c-3eaf-a97c-6ffcefb548af jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14573_R_3_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 732 width pixels 1024 1616238361439 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/mid_P_14573_R_3_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 357 width pixels 499 1616238361439 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14573_R_3_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 732 width pixels 1024 1616238361439 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/preview_P_14573_R_3_201611_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 179 width pixels 250 1616238361439 1 image 2 media image reference term-104408 adlib-term-104408 8f88fdfb-ee46-3100-aefc-6466cf9ce5d9 Valentine card reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference term-9168 adlib-term-9168 6b0c59e1-73cc-3b5c-8e54-56f42806ba6f British

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