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Greetings Card

2008 (published)
Artist/Maker
J. Sainsbury Plc (publisher)
Place of origin
Britain (published)

This Christmas card was published by supermarket chain Sainsbury's for sale in its own stores. The doves of peace design is rendered in a modern style and embossed in silver on white to give a fresh contemporary feel to a traditional motif.

Object details

Categories
Greeting Cards
Christmas
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
Die stamping on card
Brief description
Christmas sold by Sainsbury's, 2008.
Physical description
White rectangular (landscape format) folded (along top edge) white card with front bottom edge pinked to resemble a deckle edge. Design die stamped in silver depicts two doves with an olive branch. Greeting inside and information on the back printed in black. Handwritten greeting inside in blue ink.
Dimensions
  • Folded height: 12.4cm
  • Width: 17.5cm
  • Open height: 24.8cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Very best wishes for a joyous Christmas / and a / Happy New Year (Inside, printed in black)
  • HOme StARt (logo) / Support and friendship / for families / Home Start / Registered with the Charity / Commission No. 1108837 (On the back, printed in black)
  • COMIC RELIEF (logo) / Comic Relief / Registered with the Charity / Commission No. 326568 (On the back, printed in black)
  • FareShare (logo) / community food networ (sic) / FareShare / Registered with the Charity / Commission No. 1100051 (On the back, printed in black)
  • FSC (logo) / Mixed Sources / Product group from well-managed / forests and other controlled sources / Cert no. SGS-COC-003454 / www.fsc.org / © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council (On tha back, printed in black)
  • (recycling logo) card (On the back, bottom left corner, printed in black)
  • www.sainsbury.co.uk (On the back, middle of bottom edge, printed in black)
  • form Margaret & B(illegible) (Inside, handwritten in blue ink)
  • from Margaret & Buff (Inside, handwritten in blue ink)
Credit line
Given by Liz Miller
Subjects depicted
Peace
Doves
Olive Branches
Summary
This Christmas card was published by supermarket chain Sainsbury's for sale in its own stores. The doves of peace design is rendered in a modern style and embossed in silver on white to give a fresh contemporary feel to a traditional motif.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.280-2009

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Record createdSeptember 2, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1171840/greetings-card-j-sainsbury-plc/
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