Summary
Christmas Card made 1949. It features two koalas on a branch. It one of a series of cards collected by Mrs. Peg Harris who lived at Tollerton, Templeton Street, Avoca. The card is from Grace to Mum & Peg.
Margaret 'Peg' Preston Harris (nee Brereton) grew up at 'Tollerton' with her mother Sara Brereton (nee Preston) and father William Brereton, along with her sister Nellie (who died young) and five step brothers and sisters, Grace, William, Gordon, Charles, Lillian and Florence (from William's first marriage). Margaret remained in the house when she married William Harris. The couple had two sons Terence and John. The cards feature many of Margaret's immediate and extended family.
Physical Description
Piece of white paper folded twice to give four sides. On the front is a sepia coloured illustration of a koala bear with cub on its back. The outline of the sketch is partially cut away as part of a window to the scene of gum trees in pale green, blue, brown and yellow, on the inner section of the front. The inside left of the card is decorated with a sepia sketch of a koala in a tree.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Lester & Helen Harris, 25 Aug 1992
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Addressed To
Mrs Peg Harris, Avoca, Victoria, Australia, 1949
Card addressed to Mum & Peg -
Sender
circa 1950s
From Grace -
Date Made
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Inscriptions
Printed, front: Best/Wishes. Printed, inside: May Christmas leave a special wish/For you to have and hold,/And see fulfilled in happy ways/When New Year days unfold. Inscribed: To Dear Mum &/Peg From Grace/Xmas 1949.
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Overall Dimensions
10.9 cm (Length), 15.3 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Cards, Celebrations, Christmas, Christmas Cards, Correspondence, Rituals