St. Valentine's Messenger

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Artist/Maker	Dobbs (makers)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Valentine made of paper lace with a colour lithograph printed head of a St. Bernard dog collaged in the centre surrounded by ivy leaves to symbolise the everlasting

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Categories	Romance Greeting Cards
Object type	Valentine
Title	St. Valentine's Messenger (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	card with colour lithograph, paper-lace, fabric appliqué, and/or watercolour, etc. Watercolour Printing
Brief description	Valentine manufactured by Dobbs & Co., 'St. Valentine's Messenger'. Britain, mid-19th century.
Physical description	Valentine made of paper lace with a colour lithograph printed head of a St. Bernard dog collaged in the centre surrounded by ivy leaves to symbolise the everlasting
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.2140-1953

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O589470/st-valentines-messenger-valentine-dobbs/

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