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New Year Card
Christmas/New Year Card
New Year Card
New Year Card

Christmas/New Year Card

Date1900s
Object NameCard
MediumCard, muslin and thread
ClassificationsMuseum General
Dimensions8.7 x 13.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by the Miller Family.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS076738
About MePostcard style Christmas and New Year card with embroidered fabric inset, featuring pansies.

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.