Christmas Card
PublisherPublished by
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Date1900s
Object NameCard
MediumCard, foil and cotton.
ClassificationsMuseum General
Dimensions8.9 x 13.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by the Miller Family.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS076744
About MePostcard style Christmas card depicting robins on a branch in a winter scene. There are also small foil bells attached to card with a cotton ribbon.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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