Christmas Card

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Object NameCard

Mediumpaper, card

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions6.4 x 9.8cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015183.10

Keywords

About MeFolded Christmas card with embossed decoration, a Christmas greeting and an image of a tea service on the front. The inside of the card features 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.