Design for BBC Wales Christmas card
Design
1985 (made)
1985 (made)
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Design for a Christmas card commissioned by BBC Wales. Lettered with the motto 'Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation' in English and Welsh, and inside with Christmas and New Year Greetings.
Object details
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| Title | Design for BBC Wales Christmas card (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, bodycolour, ink and Indian ink over preliminary pencil heightened with white, on card |
| Brief description | Design for Christmas card commissioned by BBC Wales, watercolour and ink, John Petts, 1985 |
| Physical description | Design for a Christmas card commissioned by BBC Wales. Lettered with the motto 'Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation' in English and Welsh, and inside with Christmas and New Year Greetings. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | John Petts 1985 (signed and dated in pencil) |
| Object history | 'Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation' was adopted as the motto of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in 1927. A finished card of this design is also in the collection: E.1480-1987. |
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| Associated object | E.1480-1987 (Object) |
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| Accession number | E.1479-1987 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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