Christmas card
The Medici Society Ltd
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card.
Measurements
120x100mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 294733
Summary
A Christmas card with the image of ‘Madonna della Sedia’ on the front, within an embossed border. The inside fold reads: to the left ‘The Madonna della Sedia, / after the painting by Raphael, / The Pitti Gallery, Florence’ and to the right ‘With the Best of / Good Wishes / for Christmas and / The New Year / With love & best wishes / From Dorothy. / 3.(?) Villas. / Shafestbury.’ The back of the card is printed ‘THE MEDICI SOCIETY LIMITED / Engraved and Printed in England / 7, GRAFTON ST., LONDON, W.1 / 755, BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON. MASS. / SERIES G 34’.
Makers and roles
The Medici Society Ltd, card and cartes manufacturer