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Greetings Card

2000 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This Diwali card was published in 2000 by The Publishing House. With its English greeting and simple contemporary design it shows how the British greetings card industry has expanded its repertoire of festivals and occasions to attract customers from diverse cultures.

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithography and foil-blocking on card
Brief description
Diwali card published by The Publishing House, Britain, 2000.
Physical description
Rectangular (portrait format) folded (along left hand edge) white card with elephant motif printed in colour with gold foil-blocking and greeting in gold foil-blocking. Elephant motif repeated on the back along with company and range logos and other information.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Folded width: 8.3cm
  • Width: 16.7cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Diwali Greetings (On the front, lettered within the design in gold foil-blocking)
  • The Publishing House (logo) (Printed on the back, along the left hand edge, reversed out in purple on white)
  • Spice (logo) (On the back, printed in black)
  • GG / SP03/108 / A MEMBER OF / A©ID / ANTI COPYING IN DESIGN / THE PUBLISHING HOUSE ©2000 / Enquiries: ++ 44 (0)1295 271144 / feedback@thepublishinghouse.com (On the back, printed in black)
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Summary
This Diwali card was published in 2000 by The Publishing House. With its English greeting and simple contemporary design it shows how the British greetings card industry has expanded its repertoire of festivals and occasions to attract customers from diverse cultures.
Collection
Accession number
E.281-2009

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2010
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