On View
Not on viewHoliday Card
Artist
Ltd. Raphael Tuck & Sons
DateLate 1800s
Dimensions12.7 × 8.89 cm (5 × 3 1/2 in.)
Markings"A 'Merrie Christmas' to Edie--A.A.A." On the front, bottom edge: "Raphael Tuck & Son Copyright London"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Russell Robb, Sr.
Object numberPER1114.0002AB
DescriptionChristmas card consisting of a colored lithograph on cardstock. The image featureas a boy and girl, playing with a toy boat off the side of a stone bridge.The image is accompanied by text: "A pretty little sailing boat / Floats upon the river / Held secure by loving hands - / May they life - bark ever, / In smiling waters harbour'd be, / Such is my Christmas wish for tee. / Copyright Fannie Rochat