Hand-cloured Valentine with central floral design which lifts on a thread to reveal Britannia, a dove and cupid with the words ‘‘Tis vain to oppose”. Endorsed in ms “To my dear Elizabeth from….Feby 14th 1835” and addressed to Miss Agerst, E. Young’s Esqre, Bell Str’.
Hand-cloured Valentine with central floral design which lifts on a thread to reveal Britannia, a dove and cupid with the words ‘‘Tis vain to oppose”. Endorsed in ms “To my dear Elizabeth from….Feby 14th 1835” and addressed to Miss Agerst, E. Young’s Esqre, Bell Str’.