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Unknown Artist English, 19th century

As the Painted Flower Shows (valentine)

c. 1850
Lithograph with hand-coloring collaged onto cut and embossed ivory wove paper with pen and brown ink
17.8 × 11.5 cm (7 × 4.5 in)

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