Christmas Card
1885-1900 (made)
Christmas card, of portrait proportions, in a single card format. The front
has a gilt border and shows a little girl in a plum-coloured dress and
white pinafore, pushing a door shut against a small boy who has
managed to get not only a foot in the door, but an arm brandishing a
sprig of mistletoe. Beneath the illustration are the words
"A merry merry CHRISTMAS"
has a gilt border and shows a little girl in a plum-coloured dress and
white pinafore, pushing a door shut against a small boy who has
managed to get not only a foot in the door, but an arm brandishing a
sprig of mistletoe. Beneath the illustration are the words
"A merry merry CHRISTMAS"
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Colour-printed card |
| Brief description | Christmas card; Anglo-German, 1885-1900 |
| Physical description | Christmas card, of portrait proportions, in a single card format. The front has a gilt border and shows a little girl in a plum-coloured dress and white pinafore, pushing a door shut against a small boy who has managed to get not only a foot in the door, but an arm brandishing a sprig of mistletoe. Beneath the illustration are the words "A merry merry CHRISTMAS" |
| Dimensions | Height: 12 cm Width 2: 8.8 cm |
| Marks and inscriptions | The back of the card is inscribed "Amy" |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | References: Given by or to the donor's mother, neé Amy Piercey (b.1882) |
| Production | English design,printed Germany |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.427-1993 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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