EPHEMERA : GREETINGS CARDS : SEASONAL CUSTOMS : CHRISTMAS

Title: A Christmas Greeting!
Object Name: postcard
Maker: L. Prang and Company (Primary maker)
Place Made: United States of America: Massachusetts: Boston
Boston
Description: Christmas greeting postcard with front design featuring stylized branches with birds, 'A Christmas Greeting' and 'The sea appears all golden Beneath the sunlit sky.' Central illustration show boats in full sail, all in sunset tones. Reverse shows that the postcard was sent to Mrs & Mr Alex Finlay in December 1892. The Finlay family lived in Holywood, Co Down. Their family business was soap making.
Materials: Card
Catalogue Number: HOYFM.53.2009
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