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