Christmas cards, 2nd Expeditionary Force, Middle East
Maker
2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Holland, J Tristan
Production date
1941
Object detail
Brief Description
Two identical Christmas cards produced in 1941 for the 2 Expeditionary Force in the Middle East.
The front features a colour reproduction of Peter McIntyre's painting of his batman, Cyril Hurne-Miller. A printed greeting along the top of the image reads: A Merry Christmas. The text across the bottom of the image reads: 2 Expeditionary Force. Middle East. The printed text inside reads: Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, 1941.
The two cards are from different senders and each have a handwritten message inside.
a) This card reads: To Mrs Leo Bestall, From Spencer and the boys, with a special word of thanks for a very nice cake.
b) One side reads: 42788 Reverend J T Holland, C F. The other side reads: Oh! for a beer. Hoping to see you look like this soon. Aye [sic] the best. From Tristan Holland.
The front features a colour reproduction of Peter McIntyre's painting of his batman, Cyril Hurne-Miller. A printed greeting along the top of the image reads: A Merry Christmas. The text across the bottom of the image reads: 2 Expeditionary Force. Middle East. The printed text inside reads: Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, 1941.
The two cards are from different senders and each have a handwritten message inside.
a) This card reads: To Mrs Leo Bestall, From Spencer and the boys, with a special word of thanks for a very nice cake.
b) One side reads: 42788 Reverend J T Holland, C F. The other side reads: Oh! for a beer. Hoping to see you look like this soon. Aye [sic] the best. From Tristan Holland.
Collection
Production date
1941
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Card; black ink; printed coloured illustration.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 180 x 140mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1941
Credit line
from the Leo Bestall Collection
Other number(s)
37233
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