Greetings Card

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Artist/Maker	Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. (publisher) Giacomelli, Hector (designer)
Place of origin	Britain (published)

Christmas card with an illustration of a swallow.

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Categories	Prints Greeting Cards
Object type	Greetings card
Materials and techniques	lithography on card, embossing, paper-lace, fabric applique Card Lithography Embossing Applique
Brief description	Christmas card (one of two) designed by Hector Giacomelli with an illustration of a swallow. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, ca.1888. Colour lithograph.
Physical description	Christmas card with an illustration of a swallow.
Dimensions	Height: 15.9cm Width: 10.8cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Marks and inscriptions	'H Giacomelli' (Signed)
Credit line	Given byt Mr Raymond E. de la P. Maddison
Subject depicted	Birds
Associated object	E.235-1952 (Set)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.236-1952

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O593678/greetings-card-giacomelli-hector/

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