Summary
Memorial card printed in memory of David Smith, who died 1 May 1883, aged 16 months.
Master Smith was interred in the Melbourne General Cemetery. The undertaker for the funeral was Henry Allison, Victoria Street, West Melbourne.
Physical Description
Cream card with black border. The cream card is embossed and cutout with decorations that feature a female figure at right and a pillar at left. The printing appears on a tombstone shaped part of the card, with fine cutout decoration at the bottom and top.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Judy Wheeler, 14 Jun 2012
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Organisation Named
Henry Allison Undertaker, Victoria Street, West Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1883
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Inscriptions
Front, middle, black ink: 'In Memory of (printed) / David Smith (handwritten) / Who died (printed) 1 May (handwritten) 18 (printed) 83 (handwritten) / 16 months (handwritten) / WAS INTERRED IN / Melbourne General Cemetery / Henry Allison, Undertaker, Victoria Street, West Melbourne.'
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Keywords
Death & Mourning, Cards, Greeting Cards, Funerals, Memorials, Children, Infant Mortality, Undertakers