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Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
White lace-paper with hand-drawn outlines of the paper design in red, blue and green inks. A central window has a blind of white silk with a hand-painted design of stems and leaves and applied cut-paper and hand-coloured flowers and fabric leaves. Each flower lifts up to reveal a hidden word which forms a message when read together. The uppermost flower is lost. The message reads from top to bottom: 'Let thy sweet lips now answer yes'. The interior is blank. The verso is folded in three places.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1830
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Circa
1840
Watercolour
Pen and ink
Collage
Accession number: P.14414-R-84
Primary reference Number: 215075
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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