Christmas Card

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Object NameCard

Mediumpaper, card, ribbon

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions8.8 x 13cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015183.6

Keywords

About MeFolded Christmas card with a paper insert printed with a Christmas verse. The front of the card features embossed decoration and a Christmas verse as well as a nocturnal scene with a church. There is also a small piece of purple ribbon at the folded edge.

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.