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Pop-Up Music Box

Christmas Card
2008 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A6 rectangular (portrait fromat) folder card printed in three colours with silver foil-blocking and white frosting. On the front: silhouette figure of a ballerina reversed-out in white with ballet dress in frosting, red background. Inside: red, white and silver music box with the tiny figure of a ballerina on top that rotates as the card is opened, lettered "season's greetings" (reversed-out in white), stylised snowflakes reversed in white against pale blue and lilac.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePop-Up Music Box (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithography, foil-blocking, frosting, folded and die-cut card
Brief description
Pop-Up Music Box, Christmas card designed by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, published by the Museum of Modern Art New York, American, 2008.
Physical description
A6 rectangular (portrait fromat) folder card printed in three colours with silver foil-blocking and white frosting. On the front: silhouette figure of a ballerina reversed-out in white with ballet dress in frosting, red background. Inside: red, white and silver music box with the tiny figure of a ballerina on top that rotates as the card is opened, lettered "season's greetings" (reversed-out in white), stylised snowflakes reversed in white against pale blue and lilac.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.8cm
  • Width: 11.3cm (closed)
  • Width: 22.6cm (open)
Credit line
Given by V&A Enterprises
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.7-2010

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Record createdJuly 12, 2011
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