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A Christmas Carol

Christmas Card
ca. 1920s
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Place of origin

Engraving for a Christmas card depicting a Christmas Carol. On the front is a depiction of a male figure, wearing a green hat and cloak, reading from a sheet of paper and with one hand raised in the air. On the right is a female figure wearing a red dress and yellow and green hat with a red feather. They are both stood in a field.
On the inside on the left is a piece of text by Robert Herrick, and on the right is a depiction of a scene with seven figures, possibly carollers.
On the back of the card is a depiction of an ink pot with a quill resting inside it, and another one next to it, surrounded by sheets of paper.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Christmas Carol (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Christmas card engraving by John Nash entitled 'A Christmas Carol', published by Lund Humphries & Co. Ltd. Great Britain, ca. 1920s
Physical description
Engraving for a Christmas card depicting a Christmas Carol. On the front is a depiction of a male figure, wearing a green hat and cloak, reading from a sheet of paper and with one hand raised in the air. On the right is a female figure wearing a red dress and yellow and green hat with a red feather. They are both stood in a field.
On the inside on the left is a piece of text by Robert Herrick, and on the right is a depiction of a scene with seven figures, possibly carollers.
On the back of the card is a depiction of an ink pot with a quill resting inside it, and another one next to it, surrounded by sheets of paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 180.975mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926)
  • Width: 127mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1019-1926

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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