Christmas Card
1890-1900 (made)
Christmas card, of portrait proportions with a left-hand centrefold, and
lace-patterned piecrust edges. The front shows a design of sprays of
pale yellow flowers on a white moiré patterned ground, with the words
"With Best Wishes". The wording inside reads:
"With hearty Greetings, trusting you will spend a very bright and
happy Christmas" beneath a quotation from Scott "Blithe Christmas
back again".
lace-patterned piecrust edges. The front shows a design of sprays of
pale yellow flowers on a white moiré patterned ground, with the words
"With Best Wishes". The wording inside reads:
"With hearty Greetings, trusting you will spend a very bright and
happy Christmas" beneath a quotation from Scott "Blithe Christmas
back again".
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Colour-printed card |
| Brief description | Christmas card; Anglo-German, 1890-1900 |
| Physical description | Christmas card, of portrait proportions with a left-hand centrefold, and lace-patterned piecrust edges. The front shows a design of sprays of pale yellow flowers on a white moiré patterned ground, with the words "With Best Wishes". The wording inside reads: "With hearty Greetings, trusting you will spend a very bright and happy Christmas" beneath a quotation from Scott "Blithe Christmas back again". |
| Dimensions | Height: 12.3 cm Width 2: 9.2 cm |
| Marks and inscriptions | The card is signed "(From) Aunt Selina (To) Amy" |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | References: Given to the donor's mother, neé Amy Piercey (b.1882) by her Aunt Selina. |
| Production | English design,printed Germany |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.417-1993 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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