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Greetings card - Guy Little Theatrical Photographs

Guy Little Theatrical Photographs

  • Object:

    Greetings card

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (made)

  • Date:

    ca. third quarter of 19th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour-printed card with embossed paper lace

  • Credit Line:

    Bequeathed by Guy Little

  • Museum number:

    E.2327-1953

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2B, shelf SH68, box GG68G

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This German greetings card from about 1850–75 shows a female figure as a pansy. The name is derived from the French ‘pensèr’, to think; pansies symbolise thought and remembrance. Some flowers can have a symbolic meaning, like the lily and the rose, which are both associated with the Virgin Mary. The nineteenth century created a complete and now almost forgotten ‘language of flowers’, in which every plant had a distinct character and sentimental meaning.

Physical description

Colour-printed greetings card, colour-printed card with embossed paper lace.

Place of Origin

Germany (made)

Date

ca. third quarter of 19th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Colour-printed card with embossed paper lace

Marks and inscriptions

Pensée

Dimensions

Height: 11.7 cm highest point, Width: 7.8 cm widest point

Object history note

Some flowers can have a symbolic meaning, like the lily and the rose which are both associated with the Virgin Mary. The nineteenth century created a complete and now almost forgotten 'language of flowers' in which every plant had a distinct character and sentimental meaning. Here the plants have actually become people.

Descriptive line

Printed greetings card, colour-printed card with embossed paper lace and floral decoration, Germany, about 1850-75. Guy Little Collection.

Subjects depicted

Flowers; Lace

Categories

Prints; Greeting cards

Collection code

PDP

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