Greetings Card
1950s (made)
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Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour illustration of a parasol decorated with flowers and ribbons, the canopy represented by inset silk panel, lettered with greeting. Inside: lettered with verse, decorated with colour printed illustration of flowers and ribbons, handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: lettered with motto and decorated with spray of flowers and ribbon in top left corner, lettered A. M. DAVIS & CO. / QUALITY CARDS / LONDON bottom left, lettered BRITISH MANUFACTURE bottom right.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | Mother's Day card, Britain, 20th century. |
| Physical description | Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour illustration of a parasol decorated with flowers and ribbons, the canopy represented by inset silk panel, lettered with greeting. Inside: lettered with verse, decorated with colour printed illustration of flowers and ribbons, handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: lettered with motto and decorated with spray of flowers and ribbon in top left corner, lettered A. M. DAVIS & CO. / QUALITY CARDS / LONDON bottom left, lettered BRITISH MANUFACTURE bottom right. |
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| Content description | Parasol, flowers and ribbons. |
| Credit line | Given by Carole Lack |
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| Accession number | E.580-2012 |
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| Record created | September 28, 2013 |
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