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Valentine

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)
United States (made)
France (made)

Valentine, one of a large group of 220 in assorted designs and styles.

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Object details

Categories
Romance
Greeting Cards
Object type
Valentine
Materials and techniques
card with colour lithograph, paper-lace, fabric appliqué, and/or watercolour, etc.
Watercolour
Printing
Brief description
Unknown. Valentine, one of a group of 220, American, English, or French; mid-19th century.
Physical description
Valentine, one of a large group of 220 in assorted designs and styles.
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.2236-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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