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Valentine card: P.14418-R-28

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Unknown

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Description

A front of white lace-paper which is mounted with a 'frame' of gilt, embossed lace-paper with a design featuring a classically draped couple below an archway backed with pale blue paper, a church (with pink hand-colouring) behind them and Cupid hovering above. The gilt lace-paper is mounted on paper springs which would have originally lifted upwards, but these are now stuck down. Collage elements of green cut-paper leaves, pink fabric flower stems and silver lace-paper leaves are affixed at upper and lower centre. There is hand colouring of embossed flowers at centre left and right and lower centre. A motto within a gilt-edged shield is affixed at lower centre: 'A Tribute / for my best / Beloved'. The lace-paper front is adhered to the back paper.

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

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Collage

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14418-R-28
Primary reference Number: 215376
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Monday 29 May 2017 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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