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Greetings Card

1960-1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour photographic image of a flower arrangement against a blue background printed on acetate, lettered For a Very Dear Mother printed in metallic lilac. Inside: lettered with verse printed in red, inscribed with handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: lettered with product information and Hallmark logo printed in black.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithography on acetate and card
Brief description
Mother's Day card, Ireland, 20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour photographic image of a flower arrangement against a blue background printed on acetate, lettered For a Very Dear Mother printed in metallic lilac. Inside: lettered with verse printed in red, inscribed with handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: lettered with product information and Hallmark logo printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.3cm
  • Width: 21.6cm
Content description
An arrangement of flowers
Credit line
Given by Janet Mayer
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.604-2012

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Record createdSeptember 28, 2013
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