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The Heart: P.14413-R-38

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Heart
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Unknown

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Description

A small 48mo embossed card with shaped edges printed red. An oval window with a white silk blind printed in black ink with the verse: 'The Heart. / The grief that lurks / beneath a smile, / The tear that scarcely / dims the eye, / The wrath that scarce- / ly curls the lip, / The Heart can readi- /ly descry.'.

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
1860 - 1880

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography
Collage

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14413-R-38
Primary reference Number: 214887
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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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Heart" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/214887 Accessed: 2024-04-23 16:20:46

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