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Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card

Christmas Card

Date1910
Object NameCard
MediumCard
ClassificationsMuseum General
Dimensions8.8 x 14cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by the Miller Family.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS076660
About MePostcard style Christmas card depicting a clock surrounded by misletoe and a festive verse.

One of the ways we celebrate Christmas is in the giving and receiving of cards.

The first Christmas card was produced by Henry Cole, founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum, in 1843. It was a hand-coloured lithograph designed by John Calcott Horsley. Although, commercially, it was a failure the popularity of Christmas cards grew and by 1880 the Postmaster General had issued the first 'Post early for Christmas' plea.