Details
John Windsor
five cards, all stamp marked Windsor, one with gilt embossed and pierced paperlace, embossed couple sitting under curtains, with blue silk ribbon attached to paperlace, lifting to reveal gilt cupids and silk medallion; another similar, but without double paperlace, with paper seals, backed with yellow paper, card opens to reveal a beautiful lady and verse Yes, as time with wing of pleasure/Glides softly over you and me,/I'll strive to be to thee a treasure,/.... - 4¾ X 7in. 12 X 18cm.; another with cameo-embossed and pierced paperlace, double lace centre, centre of fabric, metallic trims and ribbon, below To my Valentine, lace centre stamp marked Lamour - 7 X 9¼in. 18 X 24cm.; a mechanical card, of a father holding his baby, pulling tab, drops baby from his arms, verse Would you be surprised to Know?/That it does not belong to you/; the other semi-mechanical, a couple sitting together, the lady's face hidden by a mask, lifting to reveal a very ugly lady, verse Remove thy mask, I thee implore,/That thy charms may now behold,/Nor in suspense still keep me more/While I my secret love unfold - both 3¾ X 5½in. 9 X 14cm.; and two other cards, both unmarked, probably Windsor (7)
five cards, all stamp marked Windsor, one with gilt embossed and pierced paperlace, embossed couple sitting under curtains, with blue silk ribbon attached to paperlace, lifting to reveal gilt cupids and silk medallion; another similar, but without double paperlace, with paper seals, backed with yellow paper, card opens to reveal a beautiful lady and verse Yes, as time with wing of pleasure/Glides softly over you and me,/I'll strive to be to thee a treasure,/.... - 4¾ X 7in. 12 X 18cm.; another with cameo-embossed and pierced paperlace, double lace centre, centre of fabric, metallic trims and ribbon, below To my Valentine, lace centre stamp marked Lamour - 7 X 9¼in. 18 X 24cm.; a mechanical card, of a father holding his baby, pulling tab, drops baby from his arms, verse Would you be surprised to Know?/That it does not belong to you/; the other semi-mechanical, a couple sitting together, the lady's face hidden by a mask, lifting to reveal a very ugly lady, verse Remove thy mask, I thee implore,/That thy charms may now behold,/Nor in suspense still keep me more/While I my secret love unfold - both 3¾ X 5½in. 9 X 14cm.; and two other cards, both unmarked, probably Windsor (7)
Literature
V.Webb Lee, Ruth. A History of Valentines, see page 184 and plate 154