Museum / Archive

Elgin County Museum

Artifact Type

Greeting cards

Number of Artifacts

24

Description

a-b peach coloured card box with green ribbon and roses pinted on box. On top of lid a blond girl wearing a blue gress with purple sleeves holds a mirror while sitting on a stool wearing a straw hat with roses and green ribbon. c-small pink card "a gift for the new baby " printed on the front with a pink bonnet with a blue bow made of a peice of yarn. "May you always be as happy and glad as you have made your Mother and Dad" printed inside with a bunny and a duck. d- small white card with a window cutout. "For Your Shower" printed on the front with rain drops, a brick wall, and a blue and pink awning. "Just a little 'shower' gift sent with a wish sincere that each and every day will bring many a perfect year" printed inside with a blond girl wearing a pink dress e- small envelope f- "a Thousand Thanks" printed on front of card. Has a boy wearing a red and white stripe shirt and blue overalls by a mailbox with a blue bird on it. Has a red barn in the background. "Your gift is extra nice, like you, and one little 'thank you' would never do!" printed on the inside. g-h Card with a girl sitting on a stool holding a mirror wearing a blue and purple dress with a straw hat with green ribbon and roses. "Thank you" "Thank you for the things you do! And thank you for just being you!" printed inside. i- "Thank you so much" printed on front of card with roses. "These four little words are all too few for the very thoughtful things you do!" printed inside. j-k "Thanks for your kindness" printed on front of card with a cat with a pink bow sitting on a pink cushion. "you always always do and say the friendliest things in the friendliest way!" printed inside. l- "Thank you so much" printed on front of card with a blond woman wearing a red and purple dress and a purple hat with pink flowers and pink ribbon by two blue birds one wearing a hat with flowers the other a black top hat. "you do such nice things in such a nice way, these four little words are a pleasure to say!" printed inside. m-n "to a very thougtful person" printed on front of card with purple flowers and grass. " For the nice things you think of, for the dear things you do, thank you so much and best wishes to you!" printed on the inside. o- "To thank you" printed on front of card with red haired girl wearing a green and white dress with a green hat with a pink feather playing the violin sitting on a bench beside a grey cat with a pink bow. " a very cordial 'thank you' sent you to express appreciation for a gift that brought much happiness. 9 white envelopes

Material

Paper

Category

Communication Objects

Sub-category

Documentary Objects

Accession Number

017.084.057 a-o

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