Name/TitleCard - christmas

About this objectSmall cream coloured Christmas card, with a picture of a lady by a mountain lake in a circle, set in a diamond shaped surrounding it. There is an inside page held together by a buff coloured "string", which is tied with a knot on the outside folded edge of the card.

The Christmas card has not been used.
It was found in the 1951 diary kept by Herbert Hart , A farmer, of Haughley Green, detailing his everyday farming life. They show how life and the farming year have changed over the period of 51 years.

These diaries were used by Colin Maurice Hart when writing the booklet entitled "Herbert Hart of Haughley Green, His Life and Times"

Medium and MaterialsPaper , card and buff "string"

Inscription and MarksFront : ""Never a Christmas passes
Without a thought of you
And a wish that peace and happiness
May light life's journey through

Inside ,on inset page : " May the future hold for
you in store
Many a merry pleasure,
Care keep a long way from
your door,
Luck bless you in rich measure."

Facing page: " Customs change-
the greeting never,
Here it is - as
good as ever
Merry
Christmas

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MeasurementsFolded: Height: 108mm x width: 76mm
Open: Height: 108mm x width: 152mm

Object numberSTMEA:2021-11h

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)