About this object
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Maker:
Wood
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ID:
77.229/9
Production date:
1901
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Location:
In Store
This mourning card is in loving memory of Queen Victoria who died on 22 January 1901. It is printed on cream card with silver & black borders. On the front cover the words 'They Will be Done' are printed, embellished with a sprig of ivy leaves and daisies in silvered white and green. Inside an engraved portrait medallion of Queen Victoria and a verse by Eric Mackay. On the opposite side, there are pertinent dates of the Queen's life including that her of death. Such cards were bought by the general public as a way of mourning for the queen's death and acknowledging her long reign.
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Measurements
H 76 mm; W 115 mm (overall)
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Materials
paper; ink
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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