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Valentine card
Publisher: Unknown
A large quarto-size valentine of thin, white, coated paper with a lace-paper border and central cut-paper circle with four flaps cut away to reveal handwritten verses. The roundel is decorated with gilt and hand-coloured embossed purple flowers and a large embossed bow with a green and gilt diamond pattern. The two-line verses found in each partition are written in black ink, clockwise from upper centre: 'Wilt thou be Mine / Dear Valentine?' ; 'For thee then alone I sigh / Pity me dearest or I die' ; 'I am content whate'er my lot / If you my dear forget me not' ; 'To be beloved is all I need / and when I love I love indeed'. The interior is blank. A watermark: J WHATMAN / 1845. The valentine has been folded several times.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1845
Accession number: P.14612-R
Primary reference Number: 215557
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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