Invitation Card
early April 1855
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Invitation card to a banquet held in honour of the Emperor and Empress of France on 19th April 1855. Rectangular cream card with laurel leaves and wreaths festooning three blue and red interlaced monograms above the text of the invitation, printed in alternating rows of blue, green and red, below which is the crest and motto of the City of London. The whole is contained within a rectangular frame with geometric interlacing centre top, centre bottom and bottom corners, and stylized scrolling tendrils in upper corners.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gilded and printed card |
| Brief description | Ticket to a banquet in honour of the Emperor and Empress of the French on April 19th 1855. De La Rue, early 1855 |
| Physical description | Invitation card to a banquet held in honour of the Emperor and Empress of France on 19th April 1855. Rectangular cream card with laurel leaves and wreaths festooning three blue and red interlaced monograms above the text of the invitation, printed in alternating rows of blue, green and red, below which is the crest and motto of the City of London. The whole is contained within a rectangular frame with geometric interlacing centre top, centre bottom and bottom corners, and stylized scrolling tendrils in upper corners. |
| Marks and inscriptions | [Monogram of Napoleon] ['P'] [Monogram of Queen Victoria] ['A'] [Monogram of Empress Eugenie]
ADMIT _______________________________________
TO THE GUILDHALL OF THE CITY OF LONDON
THURSDAY 19TH APRIL 1855
ON THE OCCASION OF
THEIR IMPERIAL MAJESTIES
THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH
HONOURING THE CITY WITH THEIR PRESENCE TO RECEIVE THE ADDRESS
OF THE CORPORATION
CHAIRMAN
DOMINIE DIRIGIE NOS |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. G. L. Newman |
| Associated object | E.664A-1950 (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1950, London, 1962. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.664-1950 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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