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The Hymeneal Arms: P.14414-R-67

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Hymeneal Arms
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Dobbs, Henry

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Description

A white lace-paper front mounted onto the album leaf. A title is lithographed in blue ink at upper centre: 'The Hymeneal Arms'. Below is a circular, embossed cut-paper shield surmounted with a lithographed candle and radiating light. A motto is printed in gold within the surrounding border: 'COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE THEM.'. The shield is divided into four sections with lithographed colours, gold, blue, red and silver and each containing an embossed, lithographed motif: cooking pot; tea-cup; laundry; kettle. A gold cradle is positioned at the centre. Below the shield is a collage of cut-paper and hand-coloured flowers and leaves around a gilt-edged, cut-paper scroll with lithographed title: 'The Single Married and The Married Happy'. 'DOBBS' is stamped at lower centre. A watermark is visible through the paper at lower centre: 'M[A]N'. Presumably 'Whatman'. Comparison with another example of the same design held at the Museum of London (34.170/479) indicates that there have been small losses to the collage above the scroll of P.14414-R-67. The Museum of London also holds an example of a variation of the same design (34.170/477 - with cut-paper swag rather than scroll) and a preparatory drawing which details the shape and position of the collage (34.170/480).

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
Circa 1840 - Circa 1850

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography
Collage

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14414-R-67
Primary reference Number: 215058

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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