Card for 25th of December, highly illuminated. Decorated with paper pieces of holly and a Robin. Manuscript verse. Part of a collection of cards contained within a hand carved wooden calendar box with the initials H S. Each month comprises a card for each day with a motto. The cards are held in 12 exquisitely sewn silk envelopes with a red silk ribbon and secured with a ribbon. Box was created by Emily Simon for her husband Henry Simon (1835-1899) in about 1890.
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Card for 25th of December, highly illuminated. Decorated with paper pieces of holly and a Robin. Manuscript verse. Part of a collection of cards contained within a hand carved wooden calendar box with the initials H S. Each month comprises a card for each day with a motto. The cards are held in 12 exquisitely sewn silk envelopes with a red silk ribbon and secured with a ribbon. Box was created by Emily Simon for her husband Henry Simon (1835-1899) in about 1890.
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