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Object name(s):
greetings card
Brief description:
The Horniman Museum and Garden's official Christmas card for 1983. Card bears advertisement for the temporary exhibition 'Folk Art of Montenegro'. On verso there is the text 'Greetings from Horniman Museum and Library', signed by 'David Boston and staff'. Inscription on verso: "Museum Christmas Card 1967/ 'Soft talker of Dawn Barrier', based on detail from a Navajo sand-painting executed in the Museum and given by the United States Government". Printed text inside the card reads: "Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from the Trustees, Chief Executive and staff of the Horniman Museum and Gardens".
Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Associated concept:
Archive: Institutional
Dimension:
1 item
Field collector:
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Field collector:
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Person's association:
collector
Material:
card
Number of objects:
1
Object name:
greetings card
Object production date:
1983
Date - earliest / single:
1983
Date - latest:
1983
Date - text:
catalogue
Object production person:
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Other number:
ARC/HMG/PR/005/001/1983
Other number type:
accession number
Responsible department/section:
Archive
Special requirements:
Unrestricted. This collection is open and available for research. Researchers must contact the Archivist at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in advance to book an appointment.
Text:
The Horniman Museum and Garden's official Christmas card for 1983. Card bears advertisement for the temporary exhibition 'Folk Art of Montenegro'. On verso there is the text 'Greetings from Horniman Museum and Library', signed by 'David Boston and staff'. Inscription on verso: "Museum Christmas Card 1967/ 'Soft talker of Dawn Barrier', based on detail from a Navajo sand-painting executed in the Museum and given by the United States Government". Printed text inside the card reads: "Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from the Trustees, Chief Executive and staff of the Horniman Museum and Gardens".
Text reason:
catalogue description

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9515d637-d798-31dc-9af0-41e43d46c1e6

Use licence for this record: CC BY-SA

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9515d637-d798-31dc-9af0-41e43d46c1e6, Horniman Museum and Gardens, CC BY-SA

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