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Hairbrushing mechanical valentine, c.1850s

Hairbrushing mechanical  valentine, c.1850s

Image Reference: 55544
Artist/Photographer: Mansell
Image Date: 1850s
Measurements: 17 x 11 cm
Medium: stationery
Collection: Ephemera
Library Reference: VAL1/041
Credit: Bath & North East Somerset Council
Library: Bath Record Office : Archives & Local Studies

Description: Embossed lace border enclosing a printed picture of a sharp-faced grumpy maid brushing a woman's hair as she reads a magazine. The mechanism moves the maid's arm. Below the picture is a poem: 'Be gentle Miss, mind what you're at/And don't a tress displace/Or when your Mistress finds you out/You'll surely lose your place/Who would be a Lady's Maid/To always be in fear/Of bringing up my Lady's rage/For a few pounds a year.'
Published by Mansell.

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