Christmas card
Category
Ephemera
Date
1985
Materials
Card, Pen, Ink
Measurements
106 x 150 mm
Order this imageCollection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 749142.16
Summary
Christmas Greetings Card - one of nineteen Christmas cards contained in a white envelope that has been opened via a slit in the top dating to 1985. Front - Right opening card with a picture of Mary with the baby Jesus on her knee and the 3 kings bringing their gifts, 2 of them are kneeling: Inside left - white card with a verse by Michael Hewlett: Sing all creation, made for his purposes, Called by his providence to live and move: ....... God took upon himself the need of you. Michael Hewlett (1916- ) Inside right - white card printed in the centre in black ink: With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year underneath handwritten in blue ink: From Christopher & Marjorie Harding Rear - White card printed in black ink in the centre: The Adoration of the Kings (Detail) Gerard David (d. 1523) Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees, The National Gallery, London. Underneath this is a description of Gerard David beginning with: Gerard David was born, c. 1460, in Oudewater, Holland............... .......David painted the Magi and their entourage in the dress of his own day, ........... Published by The Methodist Church Overseas Division (Methodist Missionary Society) 25 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5JR Printed by Lithographics Ltd., Worcester