Christmas Card

Date1930s

Object NameCard

Mediumcard

ClassificationsMuseum General

DimensionsLength: 12.7cm
Width: 10.3cm

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

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS076126

Keywords

About MeChristmas card with a printed image of a little girl with a candy cane stood in front of a decorated Christmas tree. The inside of the card features a printed image of the same little girl siting in the tree eating candy canes. There is also a printed 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.