Christmas Card

Date1950

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

DimensionsLength: 16.5cm
Width: 14cm

AcquisitionPresented in 2006 by Mr Eric Crockart & Mrs Lorna Crawford.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS076120

Keywords

About MeChristmas card featuring a printed festive landscape with cottage and snow. There is also a printed verse and another similar landscape 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.
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The first Christmas card was produced by Henry Cole, founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum, in 1843. This 1950s card has winter landscapes printed on the front and inside.