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Holy Card

1920-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular holy card (portrait format), colour printed illustration of the Christ Child in a sailing boat with a Black child, pointing to a church on the shore, artist's monogram within the image, gold border, lettered beneath the image with publisher's details.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour letterpress on card
Brief description
Holy card, Belgium, mid-20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular holy card (portrait format), colour printed illustration of the Christ Child in a sailing boat with a Black child, pointing to a church on the shore, artist's monogram within the image, gold border, lettered beneath the image with publisher's details.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.7cm
  • Width: 8.2cm
Content description
The Christ Child in a sailing boat with a Black child, pointing to a church on the shore.
Credit line
Given by Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.980-2012

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Record createdSeptember 4, 2013
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