A Christmas Carol
Christmas Card
ca. 1920s
ca. 1920s
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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.
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.
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Title | A 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. |
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Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926 |
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Accession number | CIRC.1019-1926 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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