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Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
A hand-coloured lithograph on 4to-size thin, white wove paper. A circular garland of flowers, including pink roses and yellow and white flowers, surrounds Cupid preparing to fire his arrow at the centre. A lithographed verse above and below: 'A garland of Roses I send to my fair / The little God Cupid you'll find seated there / My message he carries, will tell you my Tale / His Eloquence's such as I hope may prevail ... And hail you with rapture, my dear Valentine'. The interior is blank.
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
Accession number: P.14416-R-1
Primary reference Number: 215146
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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