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Christmas Card

1900-1914 (Printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular folder card (portrait format) trimmed with blue cord. Front: colour printed illustration of a black cat wearing a blue bow and touching its nose with its own tail, signed within the image, lettered below the image "Making ends meet" printed in black. Inside: lettered with greeting and munfacturer's information printed in brown, inscribed with greeting handwritten in pencil.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithography and letterpress on card and paper, silk or cotton cord
Brief description
Christmas card, Britain, early 20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular folder card (portrait format) trimmed with blue cord. Front: colour printed illustration of a black cat wearing a blue bow and touching its nose with its own tail, signed within the image, lettered below the image "Making ends meet" printed in black. Inside: lettered with greeting and munfacturer's information printed in brown, inscribed with greeting handwritten in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.9cm
  • Width: 8.2cm (closed)
Content description
A black cat wearing a blue bow and touching its nose with its own tail.
Credit line
Given by Gordon Wood
Object history
Given by Gordon Wood
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.477-2011

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Record createdAugust 23, 2011
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