c.1860 (Printed)
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Cromolithograph print showing a young girl with a large had sat on a chair. Below are the words 'Kiss me for I love you so without a kiss you shall not go.', On the verso is a christmas poem.
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Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph, ink on paper. |
Brief description | Greetings card by Mark Ward and Co, chromolithograph, UK, c.1860s. |
Physical description | Cromolithograph print showing a young girl with a large had sat on a chair. Below are the words 'Kiss me for I love you so without a kiss you shall not go.', On the verso is a christmas poem. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Recto: 'Kiss me for I love you so without a kiss you shall not go.'
Verso: 'Christmas. I'm but a little maiden and have not much to say only that I wish you well dear friends on Christmas day. I'm such a silly child there's nothingI can do, but I leave this pretty picture and my little self with you. There's the rose stuck in my hair, theres the rose upon by breast, and the roses roses of my mouth, on yours in kisses prest. E.K.' |
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Accession number | 28515:2 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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