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Title: Wishcard, handcolored etching | Decorative card with new year's wishes, published ca. 1780, 1 p.
Description: Rococo decorative print employed as a wish card. At bottom scenes with merchants and soldiersHandwritten note and poem to the grandparents of Kornelia Smits, for the 1st January 1810.Numbered on the top right corner: 'N. 10'; with the address of the publisher at the bottom: ''t Amsterdam by de Wed. J. Ratelband en J. Bouwer op de Rooze Gragt Zuyd-zyde, in de Bybel-Drukkerye.'Another impression in Arnhem at the Open Lucht Museum [inv. 5265].Wensen –  kransen – decoratieve prenten met geschreven wensen – wensbrieven – sierrand – zegenwens – heilwens – decorated writing sheets Handcolored etching on paper; total: 413 x 334 mm; folding creases, some rubbing, and staining; frayed margins; overall in fair condition. Repaired tear at verso. Buijnsters-Smets 2007, p. 205, cat.nr. 10.

Keywords: Amsterdam|Calligraphy|New Year and Christmas wishes|Rare|Women