Christmas Card

Date1900s

Object NameCard

MediumCard

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions8.9 x 14cm

AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by the Miller Family.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS076743

Keywords

About MePostcard style Christmas card depicting holly, ribbons and bells with a Christmas greeting.

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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