Card, valentine card

Comic valentine's card printed as a woodcut on cheap paper with a caricature of a woman holding a child. The print is crudely coloured and below is printed a verse, 'You nasty, drunken, stupid cat, Likewise your frightful squalling brat, Are both so ugly that 'tis vain, Your various features to explain! Your lips are nothing else but good 'uns, Exactly like two large black puddings; Nature, you've no cause to thank it For eyes like burnt holes in a blanket; In short, devoid of bow or feather, You are a beauty all together.' One of a collection of sample comic valentines bound in a single volume, stored within a wooden case. On the spine of the case is a label 'Comic'. One of a series of valentine's cards relating to various trades.