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Holy Card

1944 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular holy card (portrait format). Front: colour printed illustration of a European priest giving the Eucharist to an African congregation, signed and dated within the image (name illegible, date possibly 1936). Back: Dutch text printed in black.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour letterpress on card
Brief description
Holy card souvenir of a priest's ordination, Belgium, 1944.
Physical description
Rectangular holy card (portrait format). Front: colour printed illustration of a European priest giving the Eucharist to an African congregation, signed and dated within the image (name illegible, date possibly 1936). Back: Dutch text printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11cm
  • Width: 7cm
Content description
A European priest giving the Eucharist to an African congregation
Credit line
Given by Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.979-2012

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Record createdSeptember 4, 2013
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