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Valentine

1801 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (designer)

A home-made Valentine.

Object details

Categories
Greeting Cards
Handicrafts
Object type
Valentine
Materials and techniques
Cut paper-work and water-colour
Water-Colour
Cut Paper Work
Brief description
A home-made Valentine by an anonymous designer. Cut paper-work and water-colour, 1801.
Physical description
A home-made Valentine.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.7cm
  • Width: 30.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'M.A. 1801 F.' (Signed and dated in ink)
  • (Inscribed with 8 lines of verse)
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Constance Mainprice
Production
Although the designer is unknown, the donor states that the initials are possibly those of Michael Andres, paternal uncle of Dr. Thomas Andrews, F.R.S., Vice-President of the Queen's College, Belfast.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.500-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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