First World War Christmas Card

First World War Christmas Card

Date1914 - 1918

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions6.4 x 8cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015187.2

Keywords

About MeA small folded embossed Christmas card featuring blue forget me not flowers and a greeting on the front and a printed festive greeting on the inside.

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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