Green alien

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Artist/Maker	Zuva Originals (maker)
Place of origin	Abingdon (originated)

This card is an example of one of twenty-four designs presented in Zuva Originals' 'In Our Coats' range. The handmade cards use vibrantly coloured synthetic media to depict playful scenes and fanciful characters. The cards are designed with a deliberate element of kitsch.

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Categories	Prints Access_to_Images 2003 Greeting Cards
Object type	Greetings card
Title	Green alien (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Synthetic fur and plastic snaps stitched onto paper card Thread Paper Fur Fabric Plastic Snaps Machine Sewn
Brief description	Greetings card by Zuva Originals
Physical description	Greetings card whose surface is decorated with vivid synthetic fur and plastic snaps with movable parts. The design on orange paper card consists of an orange synthetic fur surface over which a green sythetic fur cut-out is sewn. The 'alien' described in green fur has plastic snap details for eyes and black thread in a curvilinear stitch for a mouth.
Dimensions	Height: 15.45cm Width: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	Hand Made and Printed Cards/ Zuva Originals/ 01 235 529444/ Please Recycle (1) Makers's mark; English; lower centre on reverse) In Our Coats (Label; English; lower centre on reverse)
Credit line	Given by the maker
Summary	This card is an example of one of twenty-four designs presented in Zuva Originals' 'In Our Coats' range. The handmade cards use vibrantly coloured synthetic media to depict playful scenes and fanciful characters. The cards are designed with a deliberate element of kitsch.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.291-2002

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Record created	October 30, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85033/green-alien-greetings-card-zuva-originals/

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