Invitation card
Category
Ephemera
Date
1908
Materials
Card
Measurements
87 mm (H)48 mm (W)
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151142
Summary
Invitation card. A printed invitation card from the Franco-British Exhibition, with the inscription 'You are invited to favour with a visit L.T.Piver's Salon Stand...' The reverse has a calendar for 1908.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front of the card: [LH side ,top] Perfumed / with [Centre top] AZUREA [RH side , top] L.T.PIVER / PARIS [Below an srtistic line] YOU ARE INVITED / TO FAVOUR WITH A VISIT / L.T.PIVER'S / SALON STAND [On the left of the above to lines in a diagonal] PARIS [And on the right] LONDON / AT THE / Franco British Exhibition / FRENCH SECTION: SAME BUILDING AS FRENCH FASHION, FURS ETC. / (Entrance in Court of Honour) [underlined] / Ask for a fragrant souvenir before leaving On the reverse: [A calendar for 1908]