MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL230900372
Reference Number:
HSC/temp/1
Image Title:
25th December card
Series Title:
Henry Simon Correspondence
Parent Work Title:
Calendar box
Creator:
Simon, Emily, 1858-1920
Date Created:
c1890
Description:
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.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Christmas cards
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Objects
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
People Covered:
Simon, Henry, 1835-1899
Item Height:
142 mm
Item Width:
95 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2023-09-08
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands

25th December card

25th December card