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Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card

Christmas Card

DateLate 19th - early 20th century
Object NameCard
Mediumpaper, card
ClassificationsMuseum General
Dimensions9.3 x 13.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015183.7
About MeFolded Christmas card with a scalloped edge and embossed decoration featuring pansies. The inside of the card has a printed Christmas 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.
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