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Valentine

ca. 1840-ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dobbs (manufacturers)
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Valentine.

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Object details

Categories
Romance
Greeting Cards
Prints
Lace
Object type
Valentine
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph, paper-lace, fabric appliqué, watercolour, etc.
Card
Paper Lace
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Valentine, anonymous, ca. 1840-55. Lace paper stamped 'Dobbs' with watercolour and ink and collage.
Physical description
Valentine.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2259-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1025315/valentine-unknown/
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