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A Birthday: P.14421-R.f11rii

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Birthday
Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Kershaw, George

Entities

Categories

Description

A small 'birthday' valentine of white embossed lace-paper, with hand-colouring of embossed flowers, containing a sheet of red transparent cellulose printed in gold ink with title and verse inside a border: 'A BIRTHDAY / Dear friend, on this thy natal day, / Accept my fond and ardent wish, ...'. The card is contained inside an envelope of white lace-paper with gold foil 'seal' still attached. A handwritten inscription in black ink on the inside of the upper and lower flaps: 'From E.H. / April 2nd / 1853'. 'KERSHAW' is stamped on the uppermost flap of the envelope. Uses the same verse as P.14421-R.f11rii.

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
Production date: AD 1853-04-02

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14421-R.f11rii
Primary reference Number: 215450
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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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