1989 (made)
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An invitation card to a party in honour of departing curators of the Victoria and Albert Museum held at Fishmongers Hall, London, on 20th March 1989. The image in the upper half of the invitation is a pastiche of an 18th century romantic landscape and depicts a scene of the V&A as an antique ruin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photocopy |
| Brief description | Print by Stephen Calloway, invitation card to a party in honour of departing curators of the V & A Museum, photocopy, London, 1989 |
| Physical description | An invitation card to a party in honour of departing curators of the Victoria and Albert Museum held at Fishmongers Hall, London, on 20th March 1989. The image in the upper half of the invitation is a pastiche of an 18th century romantic landscape and depicts a scene of the V&A as an antique ruin. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed with details of the event and the names of the curators leaving the museum) |
| Object history | The party was held for curators who left the museum after the restructuring in January 1989, as listed on the card, they were David Coachworth, Michael Darby, Duncan Haldane, Santina Levey, Ronald Lightbrown, John Mallet, John Morley and Geoffrey Opie. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1992 |
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| Accession number | E.1908-1992 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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