New year card
Hills and Co Ltd
Category
Ephemera
Date
1905
Materials
Card, ribbon and ink
Measurements
90 x 125 mm
Place of origin
London
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1155834
Summary
New Year Card. A folded card of parchment-type paper, with a single sheet insert secured on the left-hand side by a green ribbon and a bow. There is a dark border around the front and the back edges of the card. On the front is printed a New Year verse within a decorative border.
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 insert: With love and / best wishes from your /faithful old friend. / Alicia Donne. [underlined] / Christmas 1905 Centre back of the card: Orb and flags logo] / Hills & Co'y., Ltd., London / "For the Empire"series
Makers and roles
Hills and Co Ltd, manufacturer