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Greetings Card

c.1877 (made)
Artist/Maker
Marcus Ward (publisher)
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Christmas card. Colour lithograph. Medieval revellers carrying a bowl inscribed ‘WAES HAEL’ on a gilt ground and lettered below ‘We’ll drink Waes Hael and dance and sing – And gaily crown Old Christ as King!’.

Object details

Category
Greeting Cards
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, colour lithography
Paper
Printer's Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Published by Marcus Ward & Co.: Christmas card, 'WAES HAEL', colour lithograph, c.1877
Physical description
Christmas card. Colour lithograph. Medieval revellers carrying a bowl inscribed ‘WAES HAEL’ on a gilt ground and lettered below ‘We’ll drink Waes Hael and dance and sing – And gaily crown Old Christ as King!’.
Dimensions
  • When folded height: 7.6cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
  • Card only width: 10.6cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
Marks and inscriptions
  • WAES HAEL (Inscribed on gilt ground)
  • We’ll drink Waes Hael and dance and sing – And gaily crown Old Christ as King! (Lettered as part of design)
Credit line
Acquired from the collection of the late Estella Canziani in 1970.
Association
Canziani
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.4:19-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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