Cobweb Valentine that reveals a pair of doves drinking from a porcelain cup

1829

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Title: Cobweb Valentine that reveals a pair of doves drinking from a porcelain cup
Date: 1829
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 5/16 in. (23.1 × 18.6 cm)
Classification: Ephemera
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
Object Number: 1981.1136.506
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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