Greetings Card

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Artist/Maker	Global Solutions (printer) Hanley, Debbie (illustrator)
Place of origin	USA (made)

This blind embossed greetings card depicts various tea time ephemera including a teapot, teaspoon, cup and saucer, cake biscuits on a table and is printed on recycled paper. Blind embossing is a printing technique in which a bas-relief design is pushed forward without foil or ink.

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Category	Greeting Cards
Object type	Greetings card
Materials and techniques	Blind embossing and debossing on folded card Blind Embossing Folding Debossing
Brief description	Blind embossed greetings card with illustration by Debbie Hanley, printed by Global Solutions, USA.
Physical description	Embossed greetings card depicting various tea time ephemera including a teapot, teaspoon, cup and saucer, cake biscuits on a table. Illustration by Debbie Hanley and printed by Global Solutions, USA. The blind embossed image has a striped border, resembling a picture frame.
Dimensions	Closed height: 15.9cm Closed width: 11.6cm Open height: 15.9cm Open width: 23cm
Production type	Mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	GLOBAL SOLUTIONS / Royal Paper / Illustration by Debbie Hanley (Debossed on the back panel of the card, below a globe - also debossed)
Subjects depicted	Teapot Teacup Biscuits Cake Flowers Vase Teaspoon Plate Saucer Tablecloth
Summary	This blind embossed greetings card depicts various tea time ephemera including a teapot, teaspoon, cup and saucer, cake biscuits on a table and is printed on recycled paper. Blind embossing is a printing technique in which a bas-relief design is pushed forward without foil or ink.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1121-1996

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Record created	November 2, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118089/greetings-card-hanley-debbie/

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