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'A Duck and Geese'. Vinegar Valentine's card, c1875.

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Uploaded on:: 2011-08-25 14:18:00.0
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Digital Media Bank ID:	19119
Original Filename:	dmas_hatmp000904_d14_ab10.jpg
Description:	A Duck and Geese. Vinegar Valentine's card, c1875. Shows a woman being pulled along by two gees bearing male human heads. Cupid dances behind her. Bears message: 'With Cupid ready to assist you, What mortal is there can resist you? You drive the men like silly geese? And leave them neither ease nor peace.'
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:	'A Duck and Geese'. Vinegar Valentine's card, c1875.

Object or Artwork info

Type (of Object or Artwork):	Valentine's Card
Title (of Artwork / Object):	A Duck and Geese
Date Created (of Object / Artwork):	Late 19th century
Description (Object or Artwork):	A Duck and Geese. Vinegar Valentine's card, c1875. Shows a woman being pulled along by two gees bearing male human heads. Cupid dances behind her. Bears message: 'With Cupid ready to assist you, What mortal is there can resist you? You drive the men like silly geese? And leave them neither ease nor peace.'
Subject tags:	history local Brighton & Hove valentine vinegar valentine
Other Keywords:	local history, social history

Media:	Image
Size:	952.08 KB; 2288 x 1520 pixels; 194 x 129 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation:	Landscape

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Linked Accession no.:	HATMP000904_D14