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Greetings Card

1930-1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular folder card (portrait format) decorated with blue ribbon. Front: lettered in black and gold with greeting, decorated with colour printed illustration a spray of flowers, gold border. Inside: lettered in black with verse, signed in black ink. Back: lettered in black A.M.DAVIS & CO. / QUALITY CARDS / LONDON (bottom left) and BRITISH MANUFACTURE (bottom right).


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Letterpress and die stamping on paper, letterpress on card, ribbon.
Brief description
21st birthday card, British, 20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular folder card (portrait format) decorated with blue ribbon. Front: lettered in black and gold with greeting, decorated with colour printed illustration a spray of flowers, gold border. Inside: lettered in black with verse, signed in black ink. Back: lettered in black A.M.DAVIS & CO. / QUALITY CARDS / LONDON (bottom left) and BRITISH MANUFACTURE (bottom right).
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.6cm
  • Width: 9.4cm
Content description
Lettering with floral ornament.
Credit line
Given by Jenny Tuck
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.471-2011

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Record createdAugust 23, 2011
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