A tall Dutch gabled house that opens down the middle. Polly Fern's Festive Dutch Gable is a die-cut standing advent calendar: the brick-and-plaster front splits into two halves and swings open to show the room behind, with a die-cut whippet and a little side table standing out in front of it.
Inside is a sage-green parlour painted in Fern's loose, hand-worked style — stockings strung along a blue ribbon over the mantelpiece, pomegranates and oranges, a delft horse plaque, a portrait of a woman holding her dog, shelves of blue-and-white pots, hellebores and fir. Every numbered door opens onto another small painted thing, and door 24 is the wreath right at the top of the gable.
It stands 305 × 395 mm and arrives flat in a compostable bag with an envelope included, so it can go straight in the post. Art Angels publish work by British illustrators and artists.
Key features
- Die-cut standing advent calendar with a gatefold front that opens
- Separate die-cut dog and side table that stand in front
- A numbered door for each day, with the wreath as door 24
- Illustrated by Polly Fern
- 305 × 395 mm
- Supplied flat in a compostable bag
- Envelope included for posting
- Contains no chocolate
- Maximum 5 per customer
Questions
What does the house open to show? A decorated parlour: a mantelpiece hung with stockings, delftware, fruit, greenery and a portrait above the fireplace.
Does it stand up? Yes. It is die-cut to stand free, with separate pieces that sit in front of it.
Can it be posted? Yes. It comes flat in a compostable bag and an envelope is included.
Who is Polly Fern? A British illustrator and ceramicist whose painted work draws on folk art and traditional pottery.
On display now at Wrapped!, 22 Burgate, Canterbury CT1 2HG — or order online.
