[Vinegar Valentine.]You are fat, large, and ugly, and quite over-fed, [/] You waddle-not walk-your obliged to be led; [/] Twenty stone is your weight, sure if it's a pound, [/] A sweetheart to match you is not to be found.

[n.d., c.1850.]
Hand-coloured woodcut. Sheet: 225 x 130mm (9 x 5"). Creasing.
A cruel Victorian valentine poking fun at a large woman. Vinegar Valentines are rather unflattering and often insulting; some addressed to trades and professions, perhaps given to customers to their suppliers, rather than true valentines.
[Ref: 43806] £30.00