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Greetings Card

2008 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This Christmas card was published by card and stationery chain Paperchase for sale in its own stores. The festive stars design is rendered in a modern idiom and embossed in silver on white to give a fresh contemporary feel to a traditional motif.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Die stamping and screen print on card
Brief description
Christmas card published and sold by Paperchase, 2008.
Physical description
Rectangular (portrait format) A5 size white card folded to A6 (left hand edge). Greeting "merry christmas" and design of 15 stars against background of horizontal lines all die stambed in silver on the front. Handwritten greeting inside in black ink. Single star motif and Paperchase logo reversed out in silver ink on the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Folded width: 10.5cm
  • Open width: 21cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • merry christmas (On the front, lettered within the design)
  • Dear Liz and Tim / have a very happy / Christmas and / new Year. / With love from / Victoria, Gavin, / Martha & Ned x, (Inside, handwritten in black ink)
  • Paperchase (logo) (On the back, reversed out in silver ink on white)
Credit line
Given by Liz Miller
Subject depicted
Summary
This Christmas card was published by card and stationery chain Paperchase for sale in its own stores. The festive stars design is rendered in a modern idiom and embossed in silver on white to give a fresh contemporary feel to a traditional motif.
Collection
Accession number
E.279-2009

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Record createdSeptember 2, 2010
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