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Christmas Card
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Christmas Card

Date1900s
Object NameCard
MediumCard
ClassificationsMuseum General
Dimensions6 x 13cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2007 by Christine Miller.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS076749
About MeSmall postcard style Christmas and New Year card depicting an owl on a branch with a comical verse.

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.