Valentine
ca. 1830 (made)
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Valentine decorated with an embossed border, hand-coloured etching and aquatint, and a verse beginning 'Fairy, to her my passion move / Whisper 'neath her ringlets that I love'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embossed paper, etching and aquatint, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Valentine with poem, hand-coloured etching and aquatint, British, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Valentine decorated with an embossed border, hand-coloured etching and aquatint, and a verse beginning 'Fairy, to her my passion move / Whisper 'neath her ringlets that I love'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Jane Samuels |
| Object history | From the 'Unrequited Love' series |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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| Accession number | E.1538-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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