IMAGE
Greeting; with all good wishes for a right happy Christmas [To Willie from ?L P Vitte. ca 1890s]
- Date
- 1890 - 1910
- By
- Rowan, Caroline Crispe, 1916-2002
- Reference
- Eph-A-CARDS-Christmas-1890s-01
- Description
Christmas card shows a front cover illustration of the hand of a woman and of a man clasped in a handshake, and surrounded by forget-me-nots. The card front is of small size, allowing one to see a border of pansies from the back. Parts of the card are cut out to enhance the pattern.
Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017.
Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).
Physical Description: Photolithograph, irregular, on card folded to 100 x 130 mm., tied with mauve cord (faded)
Provenance: The sender and recipient of the card are unknown, but the donor was a daughter of William Crispe Burrows (1878-1943) a commercial photographer of New Plymouth; perhaps he was the recipient Willie.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Various artists :[Box of assorted Christmas cards. 1860s-1919]
- Format
- 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Photolithographs, Christmas cards, Greeting cards, Photolithograph, irregular, on card folded to 100 x 130 mm., tied with mauve cord (faded), Orientation: Horizontal format
Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.
Usage
Using this Item
You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the following credit accompanies it:
Rowan, Caroline Crispe, 1916-2002. Greeting; with all good wishes for a right happy Christmas [To Willie from ?L P Vitte. ca 1890s]. Various artists :[Box of assorted Christmas cards. 1860s-1919]. Ref: Eph-A-CARDS-Christmas-1890s-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/37812258More information can be found in our terms of use.