Beschreibung:

Collection of Valentines and associated ephemera, comprising: four mid-Victorian hand-coloured lithographic Valentines with paper lace borders; a handmade card on paper (folded) with handwritten romantic verse and central applied watercolour flower; an early novelty postcard with applied silk bows, 'From a "Beau" who loves you', inscribed in pencil from 'George' to 'Emily' and apologising for not being able to travel to Warwick tomorrow; 'General Heartsease', hand-coloured botanical etching with comic text explaining how this illustration represents 'correct likenesses' of the Prince Regent, Duke of Wellington, Emperor of Austria and others, published in London by G. Smeeton, 13 May 1815; a novelty banknote, 'Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, 14 February 1847'; 'Copy of a Curious Love Letter', c.1850 pamphlet printed on very fine paper, appears abusive but the secret code is explained by the (anonymous) publisher: read every second line to get the true message of love; a novelty "trade card" for Cupid, 'Manufacturer & Promoter of Marriages', c.1850 (10) Artist name: Artist intro: