Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Affiches Camis
Place of origin
France (made)

Lithographed poster with yellow/orange background showing Christchild in long white robe, long hair and halo, hanging a doll on a toy-laden Christmas tree in front of a window with a starry night beyond. Three heads of angels with wings float immediately above the child. There are many toys around the tree.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Posters
Christmas
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
The paper is backed by stiffened linen.
Lithographed Paper
Linen
Brief description
Christchild; Paper and linen, French, Affiches Caries, 1900
Physical description
Lithographed poster with yellow/orange background showing Christchild in long white robe, long hair and halo, hanging a doll on a toy-laden Christmas tree in front of a window with a starry night beyond. Three heads of angels with wings float immediately above the child. There are many toys around the tree.
Dimensions
  • Width: 97cm
  • Height: 132.7cm
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.411-1987

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1119966/poster-affiches-camis/
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