The Dread of all Young Ladies...
Valentine
c. 1860s (made)
c. 1860s (made)
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Valentine of paper lace with two festoons of paper flowers and an envelope in the centre which can be opened to reveal a joke message inside about being left on the proverbial shelf (The Dread of All Young Ladies...is to end up an Old Maid).
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| Title | The Dread of all Young Ladies... (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Card with colour lithograph, paper-lace |
| Brief description | Valentine manufactured by Dobbs, Kidd & Co., 'The Dread of all Young Ladies...'. Britain, c. 1860s. |
| Physical description | Valentine of paper lace with two festoons of paper flowers and an envelope in the centre which can be opened to reveal a joke message inside about being left on the proverbial shelf (The Dread of All Young Ladies...is to end up an Old Maid). |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.2116-1953 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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