EPHEMERA : GREETINGS CARDS : SEASONAL CUSTOMS : CHRISTMAS

Title: A Bright and Happy Christmas
Object Name: postcard
Description: Picture postcard of an open book, one page showing four young children placing their Christmas stockings over a fireplace and the other page showing a printed verse, 'A Bright & Jolly Christmas; This is a little message to convey all good wishes for your Christmas day. May every happiness attend your way.' Surrounding the book are holly and mistletoe and a robin on a branch. Reverse of postcard shows that it was addressed to Miss Hall, Castlewellan, Co. Down, dated December 1911.
Materials: card
Catalogue Number: HOYFM.111.1973.51

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