Christmas Card
1905-1915 (Printed and published)
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Rectangular folder card (portrait format) trimmed with green wool. Front: celluloid sewn onto card back, die stamped design in gold, pink and green of aeroplanes, globes, a radio transmitter, good luck charms, clasped hands, flowers, and a diamond ring, lettered within the design Sweet Thoughts / And True. Inside: paper insert lettered with verses and greeting printed in grey, inscribed with dedication and signature handwritten in black ink.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Die stamping and letterpress on celluloid, paper and card, with wool trim. |
| Brief description | Christmas card, Britain, early 20th century. |
| Physical description | Rectangular folder card (portrait format) trimmed with green wool. Front: celluloid sewn onto card back, die stamped design in gold, pink and green of aeroplanes, globes, a radio transmitter, good luck charms, clasped hands, flowers, and a diamond ring, lettered within the design Sweet Thoughts / And True. Inside: paper insert lettered with verses and greeting printed in grey, inscribed with dedication and signature handwritten in black ink. |
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| Content description | Aeroplanes, globes, a radio transmitter, good luck charms, clasped hands, flowers, a diamond ring, lettering. |
| Credit line | Given by Gordon Wood |
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| Accession number | E.473-2011 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2011 |
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