1592997171000 1439475328000 Standard Record object-206532 1753812188454 1711455694000 1753812119276 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-206532 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206532 53dca9cc-e946-35a8-9989-27ca480db626 5 reference term-98032 adlib-term-98032 82c0807b-e8e4-3d5c-ac68-1a6390880fea print reference term-104347 adlib-term-104347 6f889102-d744-3f3f-9cd4-9df0dbce5586 album Paintings, Drawings and Prints A quarto valentine of gilded and embossed lace-paper with hand colouring. A central aperture has a blind of cream gauze onto which is mounted an embossed and hand-coloured lace-paper wreath of two flower stems (red campion) tied with a blue bow. The stems frame a central oval panel of cream silk onto which is painted a posy of flowers (pink rose, passion flower and convolvulus). A silver paper ornament: 'Love' is affixed onto the gauze at upper centre. The valentine opens to reveal an extensive handwritten dedication in sections entitled 'Recitative', 'Aria' and 'Finale' (all operatic references). The 'Recitative' in verse reads: 'Before thy Shrine / St Valentine / I once again appear / To pay to you / The Tribute due / For the forthcoming year'. The 'Finale' reads: 'On thy future Ladye Fayre / may a bright sun always shine / Is the constant & the fervent prayer / of thy true / Valentine'. The date is written at lower left: '14 Feby', although the date appears to have been rubbed from the paper. The inscription includes three references to the dedicatee, 'my Ladye Fayre', whom we know is the actress, 'Diana'. See also nos. 49 and 76 in this album, which are all addressed to 'Diana' or 'Ladye Fayre' from the same devoted suitor. See also album record P.14342-R for references to these valentines in the Glaisher letters. A maker's name cannot be found on this valentine, but the quality is again very fine and the original price would have been high. P.14342-R-52 1 accession number P.14342-R-52 206532 priref 206532 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206532 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206532 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 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-202836 adlib-media-202836 6ce34601-f4ad-332d-ab7a-072d4ce49e46 jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14342_R_52_1_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 844 1742598503872 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/mid_P_14342_R_52_1_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 607 width pixels 500 1742598503872 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14342_R_52_1_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 844 1742598503872 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/preview_P_14342_R_52_1_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 303 width pixels 250 1742598503872 1 image 0 media image reference media-202837 adlib-media-202837 2f151818-4c7a-387d-b87a-3f73dd808bba jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14342_R_52_2_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 835 1742598548133 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/mid_P_14342_R_52_2_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 613 width pixels 500 1742598548133 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/P_14342_R_52_2_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 1024 width pixels 835 1742598548133 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp77/preview_P_14342_R_52_2_201604_amt49_dc2.jpg 1 height pixels 307 width pixels 250 1742598548133 1 image 1 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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