Note to Fitzwilliam Director, Louis Clarke about gift of valentines: Valentinesarchive17

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Note to Fitzwilliam Director, Louis Clarke about gift of valentines

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A hand-written note on University Library Cambridge headed paper to 'Clarke' [Louis Clarke, Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1937-1967] signed 'A.F.S.' [probably Alwyn Faber Scholfield, librarian at C.U.L., 1923-1949] and dated 8th June 1942: 'My dear Clarke, These very beautiful & moving objects are not really in our line & if you do happen to collect such things you may be glad to add these choice specimens. If you dont [sic] want them please let me have them back again & I will create a special class 'Val' for them. Yours ever A.F.S.'. An additional note written in graphite on the recto in a different hand: 'D[.....] to ask Miss O'Reilly about valentines at Museum of Archaeology'.

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Given by Sir Stephen Gaselee, 1942

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942) by Gaselee, Stephen

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1942-06-08

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Pen and ink
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Identification numbers

Accession number: Valentinesarchive17
Primary reference Number: 215583
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Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Thursday 6 January 2022

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Note to Fitzwilliam Director, Louis Clarke about gift of valentines" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215583 Accessed: 2024-04-20 17:22:23

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