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Greetings Card

2008 (issued)
Artist/Maker

This corporate Christmas card was issued by the London-based Metdist Group of Companies in 2008 and sent to Sir John Ritblat. It was subsequently donated to the museum by Lady Ritblat.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cut-paperwork and printing on card
Brief description
Christmas card issued by Metdist, Britain, 2008.
Physical description
Square folded (left hand edge) card with 'pearlised' finish. On the front: cut-paperwork image of an ornate bell with red paper backing showing through. Inside: handwritten and printed greetings and company logo.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Folded width: 14.9cm
  • Open width: 29.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Season's Greetings (Inside, printed in red)
  • Metdist (logo) (Inside, printed in black)
  • John. / With my warmest regards to you and Jill. / (illegible signature) (Inside, handwritten in black ink)
  • (tick) (Inside, handwritten in pencil)
Credit line
Given by Lady Ritblat
Subjects depicted
Summary
This corporate Christmas card was issued by the London-based Metdist Group of Companies in 2008 and sent to Sir John Ritblat. It was subsequently donated to the museum by Lady Ritblat.
Collection
Accession number
E.265-2009

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2010
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