On View
Not on viewAlphabet Cards
Artist
Ltd. Raphael Tuck & Sons
Date1800s
Terms
- Printed Ephemera
- Paper
- London
Dimensions10.8 × 7.62 cm (4 1/4 × 3 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Sawyer
Object numberPER2177.0001X
DescriptionChromolithograph on paper. Embossed and colored alphabet cards, doubled for standing. Each card has a "letter is for ___" phrase on the card that continues onto back. Minimal scenes are depicted behind each letter with full scenes corresponding to the letter's phrase on the back of the card. Letter "A" has the maker's marks. (front) "X for the Xmas-tree,/ loaded with toys," large X fading from orange to green. A tree branch behind the letter with an American and Irish flag hanging from the branch. (back) a Christmas tree decorated with toys, ornaments, and candles. Country flags are hanging behind the tree. At the bottom, "Which Santa Claus brings/ for good girls and boys
