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Christmas Card

1904 (Printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Britain (Printed and published)

Rectangular folder card (landscape format) trimmed with a pale blue ribbon edged with dark blue. Front: central panel with embossed gold metal bells against a pale blue marble-effect backgound within a gold border, lettered to top left of the central panel RING OUT / THE OLD and to bottom right RING IN / THE NEW decorated with bell motifs die stamped in dark blue. Inside: lettered with verse and greeting printed in purple.


Object details

Categories
Greeting Cards
Ephemera
Object type
Christmas card
Materials and techniques
Letterpress, die stamping. marbling, varnishing, gilding, appliquéed embossed metal and silk ribbon, on paper and card.
Printing Ink
Card
Printing
Brief description
Christmas card, Britain, 1904.
Physical description
Rectangular folder card (landscape format) trimmed with a pale blue ribbon edged with dark blue. Front: central panel with embossed gold metal bells against a pale blue marble-effect backgound within a gold border, lettered to top left of the central panel RING OUT / THE OLD and to bottom right RING IN / THE NEW decorated with bell motifs die stamped in dark blue. Inside: lettered with verse and greeting printed in purple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Width: 12.3cm (closed)
Content description
Bell motifs and lettering
Credit line
Given by Gordon Wood
Subject depicted
Bells
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.472-2011

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Record createdAugust 23, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1240340/christmas-card-unknown/
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