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Christmas card design with star and musical notation ("We Wish You A Merry Christmas"): P.26-1977

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Christmas card design with star and musical notation ("We Wish You A Merry Christmas")

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mackley, George

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Measurements and weight

Height: 115 mm
Width: 101 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1977-06) by Mackley, George

Dating

Production date: AD 1945

Note

Mackley sent a proof of this print to Deborah Jaffé (daughter of Michael and Patricia Jaffé) with his letter dated Christmas 1975. The design was apparently also used as the logo for the Fitzwilliam Museum's Music Conservation Appeal, although the reference does not mention the date of the appeal. See, _George Mackley, Artist and Wood Engraver, 1900-1983, Letters to a Child_ (Friends' Press, Fitzwilliam Museum, December 1989), flyleaf. See also block, P.15130-R and trimmed proof with which it was given, P.15130-R(1).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.26-1977
Primary reference Number: 5639
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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