Object Timeline

1909

  • Work on this object began.

1969

  • Work on this object ended.

1998

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Greeting Card, Christmas greeting card

This is a Greeting card. It was designed by Lester Beall. We acquired it in 1998. Its medium is printing on heavy white glossy card stock. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Lester Beall, Jr. and Lisa Zapantis.

Its dimensions are

Closed: 8.3 x 14.6 cm. (3 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches) Open: 8.3 x 43.0 cm. (3 1/4 x 16 15/16 inches)

It is inscribed

Printed inside center flap, at bottom: "Dorothy and Lester Beall and all those at Dumbarton Farm wich you a wonderful Christmas and New Year"

Cite this object as

Greeting Card, Christmas greeting card; Designed by Lester Beall (American, 1903–1969); printing on heavy white glossy card stock; Closed: 8.3 x 14.6 cm. (3 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches) Open: 8.3 x 43.0 cm. (3 1/4 x 16 15/16 inches); Gift of Lester Beall, Jr. and Lisa Zapantis; 1998-33-2

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