Christmas card of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adams Cram, 1909

Item Information

Title:
Christmas card of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adams Cram, 1909
Description:
Architect Ralph Adams Cram designed this 1909 Christmas card in the Gothic Revival style. The inscription reads: "God rest you merry gentleman, let nothing you dismay, for Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born on Christmas. Christmas greetings from Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Adams Cram. MDCCCIX." This text is taken from the poem entitled, "God Rest You (or, Ye) Merry, Gentlemen," by the British poet Dinah Maria Mulock Craik.
Artist:
Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942
Date:
1909
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Ephemera
Genre:
Christmas cards
greeting cards
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
EP001: Ephemera collection
Subjects:
Gothic Revival
Christmas
Cram, Elizabeth Carrington Read
Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock, 1826-1887
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 greeting card
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/195276
Terms of Use:
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Identifier:
195276
Call #:
EP001.05.TMP.013