Greetings Card
2007 (issued)
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This card was issued by Somerset House Trust in 2007 and sent by Gwyn Miles, director of the trust and former surveyor of collections at the V&A, to Sir John and Lady Ritblat who subsequently donated it to the Museum. Handsomely produced in the technique of foil thermography, it depicts the front elevation of Somerset House in festive silver on white and is a fine example of the production of seasonal cards by heritage bodies to raise funds and promote their activities.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver foil thermography on card |
| Brief description | Greetings card, Christmas card issued by Somerset House Trust, Britain, 2007. |
| Physical description | A4 rectangular sheet of white card folded in half lengthways (top edge of card - landscape format). Line drawing of south elevation of Somerset House printed in metallic silver on the front, greeting printed in matt silver/grey inside, signed in black ink inside, image caption printed in metallic silver on the back, top left corner. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Ritblat |
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| Summary | This card was issued by Somerset House Trust in 2007 and sent by Gwyn Miles, director of the trust and former surveyor of collections at the V&A, to Sir John and Lady Ritblat who subsequently donated it to the Museum. Handsomely produced in the technique of foil thermography, it depicts the front elevation of Somerset House in festive silver on white and is a fine example of the production of seasonal cards by heritage bodies to raise funds and promote their activities. |
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| Accession number | E.856-2008 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2010 |
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