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Greetings Card

2006 (Published)
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Object details

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Materials and techniques
Offset colour lithography and varnishing on card
Brief description
Christmas card issued by John Studzinski
Physical description
Single-fold square card; design printed on the front, bleeding off, consists of chequerboard of 9 (3 x 3) square colour photographic images showing details of a set of C18th Austrian nativity figures belonging to John Studzinski (the sender of the card); on the back of the card, in the bottom left corner, small colour photographic images of the whole figures in cutout against the white of the card with the legend printed in black AUSTRIAN CRIB / 18TH CENTURY / FROM JOHN'S PRIVATE COLLECTION; alternate squares on the front and the images on the back varnished; inside of the card is red with smaller square single-fold paper insert pasted in with greeting inside printed in red and black and handwritten in black ink.
Dimensions
  • Closed height: 17cm
  • Closed width: 17cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • For John and Jill, / Cordially, / John (Handwritten in black ink on the inside)
  • BLESSINGS OF THE SEASON / AND BEST WISHES FOR 2007 (Printed in red on the inside)
  • CHRISTMAS 2006 / JOHN STUDZINSKI (Printed in black on the inside)
  • AUSTRIAN CRIB / 18TH CENTURY / FROM JOHN'S PRIVATE COLLECTION (Printed in black on the back)
Credit line
Given by Lady Ritblat
Subjects depicted
Summary
Collection
Accession number
E.3295-2007

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Record createdFebruary 21, 2008
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