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Mistletoe
Mistletoe
Mistletoe

Mistletoe

Designer (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Sender (Scotland, born 1966)
Datec.2000
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsEnvelope: 7.5 x 10.9cm
Paper Size: 5.5 x 8.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017620
About MeBlack card with "Mistletoe" printed in the centre and the words "VISCUM ALBUM", "Trawler", "INS 289" and "Inverness" printed in each corner. All text is in white. On the back of the card is a handwritten message from Alec Finlay to Joyce Laing. It was posted to her in a white envelope postmarked 11 Feb 2000.

This work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend of the donor.
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Somewhere in the wood was shining the little red lantern of Christmas...
Somewhere in the wood was shining the little red lantern of Christmas...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1986
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Joyce Laing
1991
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
5 Proverbs for Jacobins
5 Proverbs for Jacobins
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Editior, Glasgow Herald
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Editior, Glasgow Herald
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
CASTLEWOOD
CASTLEWOOD
John Lewis & Sons
1978
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1995
A Small Classical Dictionary
A Small Classical Dictionary
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Joyce Laing
1984
Daddy, What did YOU do in the Little Spartan War?
Daddy, What did YOU do in the Little Spartan War?
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Potatocut Robin
Potatocut Robin
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Shepherds - Bath Towels
Shepherds - Bath Towels
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1991
On the Second Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Assault on the Garden Temple
On the Second Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Assault on the Garden Temple
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Christmas 1985
Christmas 1985
Joyce Laing
1985
Image Not Available for The Committee of Public Safety Little Sparta, Statement
The Committee of Public Safety Little Sparta, Statement
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for Letter from the Office of Arts and Libraries to Joyce Laing
Letter from the Office of Arts and Libraries to Joyce Laing
Joyce Laing
1985
Image Not Available for Open Letters from Sue Finlay and Ian Hamilton Finlay
Open Letters from Sue Finlay and Ian Hamilton Finlay
Sue Finlay
1988-1989
'I sing for the Muses and myself'
'I sing for the Muses and myself'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Sue Finlay
Letter from Sue Finlay
Sue Finlay
1988-1989
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Joyce Laing
1993
The Errata of Ovid
The Errata of Ovid
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
BUDDING ROSE
BUDDING ROSE
John Lewis & Sons
3 October 1974