A Merry Christmas
Greetings Card
1882 (made)
1882 (made)
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Chromolithograph Christmas postcard with a bee and a mantis squaring up for a fight beneath the quote 'O, banish me, my Lord, but kill me not!' (Othello Act V, Sc. 1). In the left lower corner is lettered 'A Merry Christmas'.
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Title | A Merry Christmas (generic title) |
Brief description | Christmas card by De La Rue & Co. depicting fighting insects and a quote from Othello. |
Physical description | Chromolithograph Christmas postcard with a bee and a mantis squaring up for a fight beneath the quote 'O, banish me, my Lord, but kill me not!' (Othello Act V, Sc. 1). In the left lower corner is lettered 'A Merry Christmas'. |
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Accession number | CIRC.9:18-1971 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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