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Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card

Christmas Card

DateLate 19th century
Object NameCard
Mediumpaper, card
ClassificationsMuseum General
DimensionsClosed: 7.9 x 12.7cm
Open: 18.2 x 12.7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015183.5
About MeFloral Christmas card enclosed within a pierced paper doily-style envelope featuring a robin on the front and Santa Claus on the back. The inside of the card shows an image of flowers and a festive 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.
Christmas Card
Late 19th century
Christmas Card
1948 - 1949
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Early 20th century
Christmas Card
1948 - 1949
Christmas Card
1948 - 1949
Christmas Card
1948 - 1949
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century
Christmas Card
Late 19th - early 20th century