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Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
Lace-paper with an oval-shaped window inside of which is a hand-painted and glazed cut-out of a violet, decorated with tinsel foliage and mounted on a panel of pink net. The petals of the violet open to reveal a printed verse (blue ink, appears as hand-written): 'Accept this flower / love, let it be / a token of my / love to thee / But oh, my love / to thee dear maid / unlike that flower / will never / fade.'
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Accession number: P.14343-R-37
Primary reference Number: 214103
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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