Christmas Card

PublisherPublished by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Date1901 - 1910

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions7.3 x 14cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015187.4

Keywords

About MeA folded and embossed Christmas card with cut out decoration across the bottom. The front of the card features purple chrysanthemums and a festive greeting. There is a printed festive verse on the inside of the card.

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.