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Pure as the lily or the modest rose

Valentine
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

Categories
Object type
TitlePure 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 createdFebruary 14, 2003
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