Christmas Card

Christmas Card

Date1910

Object NameCard

MediumCard

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions9 x 14cm

AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by the Miller Family.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS076727

Keywords

About MePostcard style Christmas card with embossed velveteen paper holly leaves applied in the shape of an anchor and ribbon and misletoe decoration.

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.

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