Summary
Memorial card printed in memory of Richard Smith, who died 14 September 1884, aged 15 months.
Master Smith was interred in the Melbourne Cemetery. The undertaker for the funeral was WG Apps, Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy and Robe Street St Kilda.
Physical Description
Cream card with black border. The cream card is embossed with decorations that feature a female figure at left and right, and trees, vines and flowers on bottom and sides, with a dove at top middle.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Judy Wheeler, 14 Jun 2012
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Organisation Named
Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy and Robe Street, St Kilda, WG Apps Undertaker, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Sep1884
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Inscriptions
Front, middle, printed unless otherwise noted, black ink: 'In Memory of (printed) / Richard Smith (handwritten) / Who died (printed) 14 September 1884 (handwritten) / Aged (printed) 15 months (handwritten) / Was interred in the Melbourne Cemetery / 188 / W.G.APPS, UNDERTAKER, FITZROY STREET FITZROY / AND ROBE STREET ST. KILDA.'
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Keywords
Death & Mourning, Cards, Greeting Cards, Funerals, Memorials, Children, Infant Mortality, Undertakers