19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Illustrated letterheads like this one were sent by visitors to the seaside, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and other British tourist attractions in the 19th century. They were precursors of the picture postcards which began to supplant them after the introduction of the half-penny post in 1870.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Steel engraving on paper. |
| Brief description | Illustrated letterhead, Anonymous, British, 19th century |
| Physical description | Folded rectangular sheet of cream notepaper (portrait format when folded). Top half of the front sheet illustrated with a black & white view of Rydal Mount. |
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| Content description | View of Rydal Mount |
| Credit line | Given by Ella Ravilious. |
| Summary | Illustrated letterheads like this one were sent by visitors to the seaside, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and other British tourist attractions in the 19th century. They were precursors of the picture postcards which began to supplant them after the introduction of the half-penny post in 1870. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.642-2011 |
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| Record created | August 24, 2011 |
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