item details
NameChristmas cards
ProductionUnknown; printing firm; Mid 20th Century
ClassificationChristmas cards, ephemera, printed ephemera
Materialspaper, cardboard, printing ink, graphite, metal
Materials SummaryPrinted paper which has been coloured in with coloured pencils. Metal staple.
Techniquesprinting, hand colouring
DimensionsOverall: 2mm (width), 234mm (height), 152mm (length)
Registration NumberGH011509/1-14
Credit lineGift of Joyce Megget, 2006
Overview
The Christmas cards in this pack were made for children to colour in themselves with paint. Wellington resident Ada Weeber bought many presents for her grandchildren's Christmas stockings in the 1950s and 60s, including this practical gift. Her grandson, Leslie Megget, has coloured in some of the cards, but it appears they were never sent!