Madonna

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 106 4IBS/8/C/42/25
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 CM Object/ 4/IBS/2/C/42/25; 356.4 (one of 67 pieces)
  • Dates of Creation
      8 Dec 1969
  • Physical Description
      1 object

Scope and Content

Christmas card of cream card, with a colour print of a painting 'Madonna', by the Renaissance artist Filippo Lippi, showing a woman with halo and blue cloak with hands together, upper body only, with matt finish. Inside is a long message manuscript in black, sending best wishes and discussing Bureau business (see inscription).

Sent by Wanda Gabrinska [female, the International Bureau's representative at the United Nations (UN) in New York], to Richard Russell [General secretary of the International Bureau for the Suppression of Traffic in Persons].

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Production method: mechanically printed from a painting.