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Valentine card: P.14343-R-66

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Mansell, Joseph

Entities

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Description

Lace-paper front from a Valentine card. Lace-paper torn at the lower right corner. A central panel with a scalloped edge and a hand-coloured pink rose which opens out to reveal a printed message in blue ink (as handwritten): 'Queen of the flowers / beauteous Rose / What varied charms / thy looks disclose / the blush upon / the petals here / is like the cheek / of one most dear'. The stalk and leaves of the rose are hand-painted and there are also two larger fabric leaves. There are traces of glue in the shape of a flower bud at the bottom of the stalk. MANSELL is blind-embossed onto the paper at lower centre.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century
1840 - 1870

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Watercolour
Collage

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14343-R-66
Primary reference Number: 214132
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Friday 26 January 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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