Greetings card
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd
Category
Ephemera
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Card and glitter
Measurements
118 x 78 mm
Place of origin
Saxony
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1155778
Summary
Greetings card. A top-fold, cream Easter card edged in a pearl rope-effect decoration. The card has a cut-out cross on the upper edge, which is edged in glitter. The decoration on the front is of a spray of lily of the valley and violets with words decorated in more glitter.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
Back page, lower edge: ARTIST / SERIES / TRADE MARK / RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. LONDON, PARIS. NEW YORK. / Designed at the Studios in England and printed by the 'Rafllith' Plates at the Fine Art Works in Saxony. / COPYRIGHT
Makers and roles
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd , manufacturer