Summary
Fringed Christmas card with coloured pictures of roses and Christmas wishes.
The card is part of a collection of material associated with the Nairn and Jackson and families. It includes extensive material relating to the life and service of William Nairn, who was killed in France in July 1918, late in World War I.
Physical Description
Christmas card printed in full colour, with blue fringe around edges, extending from a piece of fabric attached to the back of the card. The front of the card has an image of a rose with spray of other foliage, and inscription below; inside are two more pictures of roses with foliage, with inscriptions below; and back is covered with cream fabric, with patches of foxing. Its lower right corner is turned up to reveal another inscription.
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Inscriptions
Printed on front: 'May thy Christmas joys / be many.' Printed inside left: 'This is just to wish you / a merry Christmas.' Printed inside right: 'May flowers bestrew / thy New Year's way.' On back, revealed by turned corner: 'MAY EVERY JOY / BE THINE'.
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References
Ancestry - Nairn family tree [Link 1] accessed 23/6/2015
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Keywords
Christmas Cards, Christmas Celebrations, Correspondence, World War I, 1914-1918
