On View
Not on viewHoliday Card
Artist
Marcus Ward & Co.
1860 - 1899
Date1881
Terms
- Greeting Cards
- Paper
Dimensions10.16 × 15.88 cm (4 × 6 1/4 in.)
Markings"1881" in pencil on the verso. Original description notes an inscription "from Grace." which is not located on this card.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Russell Robb, Sr. (Edith Morse)
Object numberPER1115.0002U
DescriptionChristmas card consisting of a chromolithograph on cardstock. The print features an image of children standing in a line, dressed in coats and muffs. At bottom, bars of music, "Going to the Party" by Kate Greenaway. The image and sheet music is surrounded by a gilt border with a holly motif. The music score continues on the back with 8 additional lines. Text along the bottom reads: "Words by G. P. Meade - MARCUS WARD & CO - Music by B Hobson Carroll".
