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Greetings Card

2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This simple card, designed for sale in the Conran shop, is decorated with a single brown feather. The use of organic material and raw edged paper appeals to some consumers as a return to "natural living".


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Feather glued to card
Brief description
Plain cream greetings card with feather ornament
Physical description
One small feather, brown, black and tan in colour, affixed to a plain cream card with raw edges on three sides
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.3cm
  • Width: 12.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 2000/ SfM (front, on lower margin: signed in pencil)
  • SFM (on reverse: stamped in red ink)
Credit line
Given by Tim Travis in memory of Michael Travis
Subject depicted
Summary
This simple card, designed for sale in the Conran shop, is decorated with a single brown feather. The use of organic material and raw edged paper appeals to some consumers as a return to "natural living".
Collection
Accession number
E.921-2000

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Record createdMay 13, 2004
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