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Valentine card
Small valentine of heavy, embossed paper with gilded embossed paper scene of courting couples, a man on one knee at lower right, trees above and around a small, glass mirror at the centre, framed with white paper flowers. The gilded paper scene is mounted on paper springs. Hand-coloured flowers and a die-cut scrap mounted at upper centre and lower centre with a printed paper scroll at lower centre bearing the motto: 'FONDLY THINE SWEET VALENTINE'. Inside is the handwritten inscription: 'Pene / 1864'. See also no. 31, which is another valentine apparently sent by or to the same person, 'Pene' (possibly an abbreviation of 'Penelope') and dated '1863'.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1864
Baxter-process print
Hand colouring
Collage
Accession number: P.14342-R-51
Primary reference Number: 206531
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: P.14591-R
Accession Number: P.14583-R
Accession Number: P.14342-R-65
Accession Number: P.14349-R-2
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