BIRTHDAY CARD

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c. 1883

Overview

Handmade card made from black silk on cardboard with a white stick-on label. The stick-on label has a coloured embossed floral design on the edges. The silk has embossed floral designs in blue and beige thread on the corners and bottom centre and silk frayed fringing on the edges. The greeting on the card says "Accept this souvenir of your birthday with my wishes".

Historical information

In 1907 William Maidment bought 640 acres from ted Lang of what had once been WJ Roberts "Old Capel Farm" and renamed his property "Paringa". "Paringa" had a weatherboard house with a cellar, fruit trees, a dairy herd and a small flock of sheep. From here Maidment bred horses for the Indian army.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.161

Item type

Material

Width

10 cm

Height or length

7 cm

Weight

2 g

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten inscription of the back saying " To Dear Horace with Aunties love Feb 1 of 83"

Contextual Information

This card was part of a donation from R Maidment. There are no details as to who "Aunty" and "Horace" are.

Keywords

Maidment Family, Capel

Year

c. 1883

Statement of significance

Provenance: PART OF A DONATION FROM R MAIDMENT
Historic:
Social: This card would have been given in a time when handmade cards were popular
Condition:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Busselton Historical Society

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