Christmas and New Year Card

Date1948 - 1949

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

DimensionsHeight: 12.2cm
Width: 11.3cm

AcquisitionPresented in 2010.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS082248

Keywords

About MeChristmas card with folded cut out section featuring a printed image of a bunch of heather against a tartan background. There is a printed festive message 'For Auld Lang Syne' to the front of the card.

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.