About this object
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Maker:
King, Jonathan
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ID:
34.170/1526
Production date:
1840-1849
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Location:
In Store
Comic valentine's card printed as a woodcut on cheap paper with a caricature of a widow standing near a sign that reads, 'To Let.' The print is crudely coloured and below is printed a verse 'My Buxom Widow, in thine eyes one reads, "Well, how d'ye think I look, gents, in my weeds;" I answer, willing, so no longer fret, I'll be thy purchaser, since thou'rt to let; Therefore, dear widow, let it hence be known, If thou'rt to let, 'tis to be let alone; Though some, through fear, to wed may not incline, I'll boldly run the risk, if thou'lt be mine.' One of a collection of sample comic valentines bound in a single volume, stored within a wooden case. On the spine of the case is a label 'Comic'.
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Measurements
H 229 mm; W 166 mm
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Materials
paper; ink
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Last Updated
2024-03-26
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