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Greetings Card

1960-1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular card (portrait format) with padded silk fron. Front: colour illustration of a bird among flowers with a butterfly, lettered in gold within the design A Special Greeting / ON YOUR / 21st Birthday. Inside: lettered with verse printed in grey, inscribed with handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: Kaye logo and serial number printed in grey.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithography and letterpress on padded silk, mounted on card
Brief description
21st birthday card, Britain, 20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular card (portrait format) with padded silk fron. Front: colour illustration of a bird among flowers with a butterfly, lettered in gold within the design A Special Greeting / ON YOUR / 21st Birthday. Inside: lettered with verse printed in grey, inscribed with handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: Kaye logo and serial number printed in grey.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 23cm
Content description
A bird among flowers with a butterfly
Credit line
Given by Janet Mayer
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.605-2012

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Record createdOctober 9, 2013
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