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Greetings Card

1990-2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Global Solutions (printer)
Hanley, Debbie (illustrator)
Place of origin
USA (made)

This blind embossed greetings card depicts various tea time ephemera including a teapot, teaspoon, cup and saucer, cake biscuits on a table and is printed on recycled paper. Blind embossing is a printing technique in which a bas-relief design is pushed forward without foil or ink.

Object details

Category
Greeting Cards
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
Blind embossing and debossing on folded card
Blind Embossing
Folding
Debossing
Brief description
Blind embossed greetings card with illustration by Debbie Hanley, printed by Global Solutions, USA.
Physical description
Embossed greetings card depicting various tea time ephemera including a teapot, teaspoon, cup and saucer, cake biscuits on a table. Illustration by Debbie Hanley and printed by Global Solutions, USA. The blind embossed image has a striped border, resembling a picture frame.
Dimensions
  • Closed height: 15.9cm
  • Closed width: 11.6cm
  • Open height: 15.9cm
  • Open width: 23cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS / Royal Paper / Illustration by Debbie Hanley (Debossed on the back panel of the card, below a globe - also debossed)
Subjects depicted
Teapot
Teacup
Biscuits
Cake
Flowers
Vase
Teaspoon
Plate
Saucer
Tablecloth
Summary
This blind embossed greetings card depicts various tea time ephemera including a teapot, teaspoon, cup and saucer, cake biscuits on a table and is printed on recycled paper. Blind embossing is a printing technique in which a bas-relief design is pushed forward without foil or ink.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1121-1996

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Record createdNovember 2, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118089/greetings-card-hanley-debbie/
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