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'It is Divine to Love, But if We Can't; What Then?'. Vinegar Valentine's card, c1875.

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Uploaded on:: 2011-08-25 14:17:00.0
File Size:: 1.03 MB
Extension:: jpg
Dimensions:: 1450 x 2443 pixels

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Digital Media Bank ID:	19107
Original Filename:	dmas_hatmp000904_d02_ab10.jpg
Description:	It is Divine to Love, But if We Can't; What Then? Vinegar Valentine's Card, c1875. Shows woman depicted in black bearing a tray laden in food and drink. Bears following lines of verse: 'Bitter ale and chops, how very nice, Such dainties ought to melt a heart of ice, And yet dear girl I can't make up my mind, To love you, for in you no charm I find.'
Categories:	Timeline/ Victorian (1837 - 1901), Timeline/ 1870s, Collections/ Local & Social History, Learning Themes/ Victorians, Seasonal/ Vinegar Valentines

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Credit:	Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & HoveRoyal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence:	Public Domain / CC0
Caption:	'It is Divine to Love, But if We Can't; What Then?'. Vinegar Valentine's card, c1875.

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Type (of Object or Artwork):	Card Album
Title (of Artwork / Object):	Card Album
Subject tags:	history local Brighton & Hove valentine
Other Keywords:	local history, social history, vinegar valentine

Media:	Image
Size:	1.03 MB; 1450 x 2443 pixels; 123 x 207 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation:	Portrait

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Linked Accession no.:	HATMP000904