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Greetings Card

1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

New Year card. A rectangular card with a scene of a lady in a 'classical' robe standing beside a fish pond in a 'Roman' villa setting. The top right corner has a gilt area with a new year verse greeting on it. The reverse has the De La Rue & Co. trademark, series no. 71.

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Brief description
Designed by Walter Crane (probably), printed by De La Rue and Co.: New Year card with a classicised scene. Colour lithograph, 1897.
Physical description
New Year card. A rectangular card with a scene of a lady in a 'classical' robe standing beside a fish pond in a 'Roman' villa setting. The top right corner has a gilt area with a new year verse greeting on it. The reverse has the De La Rue & Co. trademark, series no. 71.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
  • Width: 8.7cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971)
Credit line
Acquired from the collection of the late Estella Canziani in 1970.
Association
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1970
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.5:27-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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