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Greetings Card

1950-1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular folder card (portrait fromat) with pinked edge. Front: cameo-embossed illustration of flowers in white against a pale blue ground, lettered in silver foil blocking FOR YOUR / 25th / ANNIVERSARY. Inside: illustration of a spray of flowers printed in pale blue, lettered with verse printed in pale blue, inscribed with handwritten greetings in blue and black ink. Back: Rust Craft logo, serial numbers and COPYRIGHT / PRINTED IN ENGLAND printed in black.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithography, embossing and foil blocking on card
Brief description
Silver wedding anniversary card, Britain, 20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular folder card (portrait fromat) with pinked edge. Front: cameo-embossed illustration of flowers in white against a pale blue ground, lettered in silver foil blocking FOR YOUR / 25th / ANNIVERSARY. Inside: illustration of a spray of flowers printed in pale blue, lettered with verse printed in pale blue, inscribed with handwritten greetings in blue and black ink. Back: Rust Craft logo, serial numbers and COPYRIGHT / PRINTED IN ENGLAND printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Content description
Flowers
Credit line
Given by Janet Mayer
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.592-2012

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Record createdSeptember 28, 2013
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