Christmas card
Category
Ephemera
Date
1986 - 1990
Materials
Card
Measurements
114 x 162 mm
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 749143.30
Summary
Christmas Greetings Card - one of thirty two Christmas cards kept in a white envelope that has been opened via a slit in the right short edge dating between 1986 - 1990. Bottom opening card with a tare mark on the back where cello tape used to be. Front; has a full colour printed image of a snowy country lane with two shepherds tending their sheep in the foreground and the farmstead in the back. Verse; printed in grey on the bottom half 'Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year'. Beneath the verse handwritten in blue biro 'from jack, Irish Harriet'. In the bottom left corner of the top printed in grey 'AT THE FARM GATE By Margaret Loxton R.O.N.A. GALLERY LONDON Born in Wembley in 1938, Margaret Loxton did not begin her painting career until 1981, after a varied series of careers which included a period working on the land. The influence of this period in her life is reflected in her distinctive pastoral landscapes, which affectionately depict various aspects of the rural community.'. Back; printed in black ink along the bottom edge' X6034-06 BOOTS NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND OA3226'.