Christmas Card

Christmas Card

Date1900

Object NameCard

MediumCard

ClassificationsMuseum General

DimensionsMax: 6.6 x 7.8cm

AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by the Miller Family.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS076729

Keywords

About MeSmall heart-shaped card with gold lace paper decoration around the outside and a Christmas greeting in the centre.

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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