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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)NCLAdd/122
TitleColour postcard depicting a commemorative plaque, entitled 'The Angel of Peace', which was presented to Neville Chamberlain's family in 1938
Extent1 item
Date[1990s]
DescriptionAccording to the typed label on the rear of the picture (which is also illustrated on the postcard) it was made as a memento by Miss Agatha Walker 'under the inspiration of the visit of the Prime Minister (Mr Neville Chamberlain) to Munich in September 1938' and was given to Mrs Carnegie for Chamberlain's grand-daughter, Anne Mary Lloyd, who was born in the same month.
Access StatusOpen
Administrative HistoryThis postcard was produced by Maggs Bros Ltd of London who sold the original plaque in the early 1990s for the sum of £1000. The catalogue entry describes the item as 'Plaster bas-relief, painted in gold, pink and blue, with a border incorporating incised lettering picked out in gold. The whole in a close-fitting frame'
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