Greetings Card
c.1865 (made)
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Greetings cards and envelope, c.1865. Embossed paper with lacy border with cut out head and front paws of a dog holding a paper sock in his mouth with holes at the toe and heel. Hand written in blue ink ‘JUST SEE HOW MASTER’S THINGS WANT LOOKING TO. DO COME. I BEG AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HIM’. Envelope addressed to Miss Starr, Russell Sqaure, WC.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | paper, printer's ink, blue ink, embosses, printed, hand written |
| Brief description | Anonymous artist: Greetings card and envelope, dog holding a sock in its mouth, addressed to Miss Starr, c.1865 |
| Physical description | Greetings cards and envelope, c.1865. Embossed paper with lacy border with cut out head and front paws of a dog holding a paper sock in his mouth with holes at the toe and heel. Hand written in blue ink ‘JUST SEE HOW MASTER’S THINGS WANT LOOKING TO. DO COME. I BEG AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HIM’. Envelope addressed to Miss Starr, Russell Sqaure, WC. |
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| Credit line | Acquired from the collection of the late Estella Canziani in 1970. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.1:8-1971 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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