Christmas card
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
card
Measurements
140 x 85 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1153596
Summary
A Christmas Card. A postcard style Christmas card with a corner missing where the stamp has been cut off. The front has a printed greeting in blue and a picture of swallows and woodland.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
Left hand side of the reverse: With love & all / the best of good / wishes for Xmas / & the New Year / from your / Aunts at Chilton / Xmas 1916-1917 Right hand side of the reverse: Master Simon Yorke / Erthig Park / Wrexham / Wales Left hand side of the reverse: Raphael Tuck & Sons Water Colour Postcard No C4067 / ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN Top of the reverse: TUCK'S POST CARD / CARTE POSTALE / [logo with Royal coat of Arms] By appointment Right hand side of the reverse: (FOR ADDRESS ONLY) Bottom left hand corner of the reverse: Printed in England
Makers and roles
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd , engraver and publisher