CHRISTMAS CARDS. An interesting collection of sixteen original hand-designed woodcut cards 1934-1950, from a variety of artists, some identifiable. The recipient is unknown, but may have lived in Northampton. Horace Colby (3 cards, 1940, 1941, & undated), Mildred, Chami? (2), Dorothy, T.A. Pote (1934), T.W. Rutter (2 cards, 1937 and undated), Tom Robinson (2 cards, one with note ‘designed by Osborne Robinson’, both signed from Tom), W. Mann, Lewis Duckett (2 cards, one dated 1941)., One series of coloured cuts in a 1950 Christmas frame is unsigned Thomas Osborne Robinson OBE (1904-1976) was a theatrical designer based in Northampton. In 1937 he designed the set and costumes for Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet at the Old Vic, produced by Tyrone Guthrie. He also designed the set and costumes for Richard III at the Old Vic that year, and was offered a permanent post at the Old Vic by Lillian Bayliss, which he did not accept. In the 1930s-40s he designed sets and costumes for a number of productions in Stratford, including Macbeth and As You Like It. Lewis Duckett, and Horace Colby both taught at Northampton School of Art. From the same collection there are several other original woodcuts. C. Howard. As You Like It. Number 17 of 40 copies. Level Crossing. Artist unknown