Christmas Card

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions9 x 12cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015183.9

Keywords

About MeAn unusual folded Christmas card with a centre opening. The front features embossed decoration which includes horseshoe-shaped garlands of flowers and a Christmas greeting. The inside of the card is printed with a 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.