Card, Holiday: "The Homestead", Christmas Card and Envelope
Entry/Object ID
001.10.19a
Description
A Christmas and New Year "The Homestead" greeting card. On the front is a colour illustration of a winter scene with two horses pulling a man on a sled filled with logs, adjacent to a snowy log cabin.
The card is printed on card stock paper that has been folded into a card. Inside of the card there is a printed drawing entitled: "The Homestead" with a text description below an illustration depicting a group in a sleigh pulled by a horse.
The back of the card features a company logo at the bottom centre in the shape of a diamond. This reads "Diamond Line, Made in U.S.A. Trademark, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. 25x912" There are no handwritten annotations. The accompanying envelope is cream colored. It is blank and has no annotations
Context
This object is representative of the cultural customs, values, and holidays observed by residents of Goulbourn in the past.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Card, Holiday
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Card, Greeting
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Christmas, Holidays, New Years, Homestead, Correspondence, Diamond Line
Dimensions
Height
13.5 cm
Width
16.5 cm
Dimension Notes
2022-01-14
Card measurements- measured while closed
