Holy Card
1922 (made)
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Rectangular card (portrait format), central panel depicting the head of the Virgin of Sorrows against a gold embossed background framed in a gold embossed border; panel superimposed on cross motif and surrounded by gold embossed thorns and ornamental lines, below the panel a spray of snowdrops and "Mater dolorosa" lettered in gold, above the panel monogram for the Virgin Mary lettered in gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithography, embossing and gilding on card. |
| Brief description | Holy card, Germany, 1922 |
| Physical description | Rectangular card (portrait format), central panel depicting the head of the Virgin of Sorrows against a gold embossed background framed in a gold embossed border; panel superimposed on cross motif and surrounded by gold embossed thorns and ornamental lines, below the panel a spray of snowdrops and "Mater dolorosa" lettered in gold, above the panel monogram for the Virgin Mary lettered in gold. |
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| Credit line | Given by Pauline Meredith Webber |
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| Accession number | E.776-2012 |
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| Record created | September 4, 2013 |
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