Christmas Card

Christmas Card

Date1883

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions9 x 13.6cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015182.4

Keywords

About MeChristmas card featuring flowers, foliage and a moth as well as a seasonal 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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