Christmas card
Category
Ephemera
Date
1940
Materials
Card & Paper
Measurements
100 x 129 mm
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 748356.9
Summary
Christmas greeting card-right hand opening cream card with a cream paper insert. Front-in the upper two thirds of the pink coloured card is a coloured picture of two women, dressed in Crinolines and with white wigs, in front of a window. Outside the window the sun is setting and the ground is covered by snow. The pelmet above the window is decorated with holly. One of the women is sitting writing at a desk The other is leaning towards her with a bunch of holly in her hands.Below the picture is the verse FOR FRIENDSHIP'S SAKE THIS GREETING TRUE WITH BEST OF WISHES COMES TO YOU On the left hand edge is a pink ribbon bow. inside on the left hand page is the verse CHRISTMAS KNOCKS AT EVER HEART HAPPY TIDINGS TO IMPART,WHISPERS WORDS OF KINDLY CHEER, WORDS REMEMBERED THROUGH THE YEAR, BIDS US WISH OUR NEIGBOUR WELL, BINDS US WITH A MAGIC SPELL, WAITS FOR EVERY HEART TO SAY; "CHRISTMAS , BLESS THIS HOUSE AND STAY." On the right hand page is the verse To Greet You with the old,old Wish , a very Happy Christmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year. From E.S. Vardy & M. Vardy. Rear pink card VALENTINE'S SERIES MADE IN GT. BRITAIN