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Valentine card A Token of fond Sincerity
A small valentine of white lace-paper mounted at the centre with die-cut, coated paper with embossed, hand-coloured flowers and with hand-painted foliage details around the die-cut paper. The die-cut lifts up to reveal a 'secret' message written in black ink by the sender: 'My home is / where thou art'. A motto is handwritten in blue ink in Dobbs's house-style at lower centre: 'A Token of fond Sincerity'. The interior of the card is inscribed in graphite with one illegible word, possibly a name. 'DOBBS' is blind-stamped at lower centre.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Accession number: P.14342-R-64
Primary reference Number: 206544
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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