Pure as the lily or the modest rose
Valentine
c.1850s (made)
c.1850s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Two verses of text on above and below an illustration of a bird delivering a letter to a woman in a red & yellow evening dress. She holds a card with a heart on it in her left hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pure as the lily or the modest rose (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured wood engraving. |
| Brief description | 'Pure as the lily or the modest rose.' Valentines card, c.1850. Published by Marks & Sons, London. |
| Physical description | Two verses of text on above and below an illustration of a bird delivering a letter to a woman in a red & yellow evening dress. She holds a card with a heart on it in her left hand. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2061-1953 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2003 |
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