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Greetings Card

2007 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This little Christmas card was sent in 2007 by the Huntingford family to their friends Sir John and Lady Ritblat and was subsequently donated to the Museum by Lady Ritblat. A hand made image of a traditional Christmas pudding in a simple - almost naïve - idiom, it brings a more personal touch to the festivities.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and ink on card
Brief description
Greetings card, handmade Christmas card by Diana Huntingford, Britain, 2007.
Physical description
Folded rectangular (slightly irregular) white card in portrait format. Hand-painted image of a Christmas pudding and the words Merry Christmas hand-written in silver ink on the front. Handwritten greeting in black ink inside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Folded width: 8cm
  • Width: 16cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Merry / Christmas' (Handwritten in silver ink on the front of the card as part of the design)
  • 'Greetings / love from / the / Huntingfords' (Handwritten in black ink inside the card)
Credit line
Given by Lady Ritblat
Subject depicted
Summary
This little Christmas card was sent in 2007 by the Huntingford family to their friends Sir John and Lady Ritblat and was subsequently donated to the Museum by Lady Ritblat. A hand made image of a traditional Christmas pudding in a simple - almost naïve - idiom, it brings a more personal touch to the festivities.
Collection
Accession number
E.850-2008

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Record createdJuly 7, 2010
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