Christmas Card
ca.1882 (published)
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Children (both naughty and nice) were a popular subject for Victorian Christmas cards. This set of four shows neat, well-behaved youngsters in sailor suits and bonnets at the seaside. Children and babies symbolised the beginning of a new year, and summer scenes were a happy reminder that winter would soon be over.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Linnie Watt. One of four Christmas and New Year cards published by S. Hildesheimer & Co.ca.1882. |
| Physical description | Greeting card. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'LW' (Signed with monogram) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. Raymond E. de la P. Maddison |
| Summary | Children (both naughty and nice) were a popular subject for Victorian Christmas cards. This set of four shows neat, well-behaved youngsters in sailor suits and bonnets at the seaside. Children and babies symbolised the beginning of a new year, and summer scenes were a happy reminder that winter would soon be over. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2091-1952 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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