envelope (containers); greetings card

Decorated, pink gift envelope, plain white envelope with a cellophane wrapper. The pink envelope is formed of white and pale pink cards, with one piece of pink card textured with flecks of silver and gold decoration. The pink envelope has two strips of white paper with inscriptions on and bound to the card with gold wire that has a decorative flourish using pink, gold and white wire, a bead, some cord and a textile leaf. The white envelope is plain in rectangular with a flap on a short sides. There is also a cellophane envelope with a printed inscription.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2006.385
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 205 mm x 114 mm x 8 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper; metal; plastic
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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