Telegram
1960-1972 (made)
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Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour printed illustration of a birthday cake witha black cat peering out from behind, lettered within the design 21st / Birthday / Telegram reversed-out in white on the side of the cake. Inside: colour printed illustration of a crowd of people raising glasses of champagne in a toast and a motorcycle postman with an armful of telegrams, lettered with verse printed in blue, telegram greeting text printed on 4 strips of paper pasted inside, gold embossed door key lettered GOOD / LUCK. Back: colour printed illustration of a black cat, postmarked WOOD GREEN / 18 MAY.72, 2 strips of telelgram text pasted on back.
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Materials and techniques | Lithography on card, embossed gold foil on die cut card |
Brief description | 21st birthday telegram, Britain, 20th century. |
Physical description | Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour printed illustration of a birthday cake witha black cat peering out from behind, lettered within the design 21st / Birthday / Telegram reversed-out in white on the side of the cake. Inside: colour printed illustration of a crowd of people raising glasses of champagne in a toast and a motorcycle postman with an armful of telegrams, lettered with verse printed in blue, telegram greeting text printed on 4 strips of paper pasted inside, gold embossed door key lettered GOOD / LUCK. Back: colour printed illustration of a black cat, postmarked WOOD GREEN / 18 MAY.72, 2 strips of telelgram text pasted on back. |
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Content description | A bithday cake, a black cat, a crowd drinking a toast, a postman carrying telelgrams, and a gold door key |
Credit line | Given by Janet Mayer |
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Accession number | E.603:2-2012 |
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Record created | September 28, 2013 |
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