Christmas Card
1890-1900 (made)
Christmas card, of portrait proportions with a left-hand centrefold,
deckled edges, and a recessed and partly cut-out front. The front shows
Father Christmas cycling through the snow with his sack of
presents on his back, with the words "A MERRY CHRISTMAS", and a
doll, ball and two crackers to one side. The wording inside reads:
"Here's good old father Christmas
On his bicycle astride
May he bring you lots of presents
And a merry Christmas-tide"
F.G.S.
deckled edges, and a recessed and partly cut-out front. The front shows
Father Christmas cycling through the snow with his sack of
presents on his back, with the words "A MERRY CHRISTMAS", and a
doll, ball and two crackers to one side. The wording inside reads:
"Here's good old father Christmas
On his bicycle astride
May he bring you lots of presents
And a merry Christmas-tide"
F.G.S.
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| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Colour-printed card |
| Brief description | Christmas card; Anglo-German, 1890-1900 |
| Physical description | Christmas card, of portrait proportions with a left-hand centrefold, deckled edges, and a recessed and partly cut-out front. The front shows Father Christmas cycling through the snow with his sack of presents on his back, with the words "A MERRY CHRISTMAS", and a doll, ball and two crackers to one side. The wording inside reads: "Here's good old father Christmas On his bicycle astride May he bring you lots of presents And a merry Christmas-tide" F.G.S. |
| Dimensions | Height: 10 cm Width 2: 6.8 cm |
| Marks and inscriptions | Ernest Nister, London No.4635 Printed in Bavaria
The card is signed "To Amy from Sissy" |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | References: Given to the donor's mother, neé Amy Piercey (b.1882) |
| Production | Made by: Ernest Nister English design,printed Germany |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.414-1993 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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