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Valentine card
Publisher: Kershaw, George
White wove paper with a lace-paper border. At the centre is a lithographed design printed in gold ink with a central oval inside an octagonal frame with a tessellated pattern and four radiating leafy branches with the words: 'Love' / 'Truth' / 'Constancy' / 'Fidelity' on four sides. A puzzle purse (blank interior) decorated with a stencilled design of bluebells is attached at the centre. A hand-written message in black ink (presumably written by the sender) at upper and lower centre: 'remember me / sweet Valentine'. 'KERSHAW LONDON' stamped at lower left and right. The interior is blank. See also P.14414-R-L9, another Kershaw design with a puzzle purse which was found loose in the same album between nos 58 and 59.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1840
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Circa
1850
Accession number: P.14414-R-58
Primary reference Number: 215049
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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