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C1881
Christmas, 1881.
Fabulous image of a hand pushed through paper, holding Australian Christmas cards. The first locally designed and produced Christmas cards were made after John Sands instigated a competition for ‘which designs for thoroughly Australian cards should alone be admissible’. Nearly … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Christmas, 1881.
Date:
C1881
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
212mm
x 240mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1881
Description:
Fabulous image of a hand pushed through paper, holding Australian Christmas cards.
The first locally designed and produced Christmas cards were made after John Sands instigated a competition for ‘which designs for thoroughly Australian cards should alone be admissible’. Nearly seven hundred entries were received, put on public display and judged by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Reference: Christmas in Australia p.30, ill p. 44.
