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Valentine envelope: P.14344-R-8

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Current Location: In storage

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Valentine envelope

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Publisher: Unknown

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Description

A large, embossed envelope which apparently contained the valentine card, P.14344-R-9 that is affixed to the same leaf of album P.14344. The name and address of the recipient are hand-written in black ink: "Miss Holland / 5 Lansdowne Terrace East ?mid / Brighton". The postmark at upper right reads: "BRIGHTON / FEB 14 / 1857" There is a red, one penny postage stamp affixed in the upper right corner. There are the remains of the red wax seal on the verso.

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
Production date: AD 1857

School or Style

British

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14344-R-8
Primary reference Number: 214225
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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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