Greetings Card

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Artist/Maker	Huntingford, Diana (maker)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

This Christmas card by Diana Huntingford was sent from the Huntingford family to their friends Sir John and Lady Ritblat in 2007 and was subsequently donated to the Museum by Lady Ritblat. The traditional home-made appeal of the card - a star/flower/snowflake design stencilled in gold on handmade paper - brings a more personal touch to the festivities.

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Categories	Greeting Cards Christmas
Object type	Greetings card
Materials and techniques	Stencilling in gold paint and handwriting in gold ink on handmade paper Paint Ink Paper Stencilled
Brief description	Greetings card, handmade Christmas card by Diana Huntingford, Britain, 2007.
Physical description	Irregular rectangular single sheet of dark grey handmade paper approximately A5 size (landscape format) with six-pointed star/flower/snowflake-shaped design stencilled in gold paint on the front with handwritten greeting in gold ink on the back.
Dimensions	Maximum height: 15.5cm Maximum width: 20cm irregular
Marks and inscriptions	'Happy Holidays / Festive Cheer / from / the Huntingfords. / always nice to see the Glam / girl in the flesh!' (Handwritten in gold ink on the back)
Credit line	Given by Lady Ritblat
Subjects depicted	Flowers Stars Snowflakes
Summary	This Christmas card by Diana Huntingford was sent from the Huntingford family to their friends Sir John and Lady Ritblat in 2007 and was subsequently donated to the Museum by Lady Ritblat. The traditional home-made appeal of the card - a star/flower/snowflake design stencilled in gold on handmade paper - brings a more personal touch to the festivities.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.851-2008

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Record created	July 7, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1160749/greetings-card-huntingford-diana/

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