Christmas Card

DateLate 18th - early 20th century

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions10 x 12.2cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015183.8

Keywords

About MeAn unusual folded Christmas card with the opening down the centre. The front of the card features embossed decoration of flowers and a Christmas greeting. Inside the card there is 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.