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Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card
Christmas Card

Christmas Card

Date1940-1960
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, paper, cord
ClassificationsMuseum General
DimensionsLength: 12.5cm
Width: 10cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2006 by Mr Eric Crockart & Mrs Lorna Crawford.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS076127
About MeChristmas card with a printed image of a rider, camel and palm trees in front of a tent. The tent has been cut out to form a window that reveals an eastern street scene that sits behind the front of the card. The inside of the card features a paper insert held in place by a thin blue cord that runs round the centre fold and is tied on the outside of the card. The paper insert has the street scene glued on the outside. On the inside are two printed verses and some holly.

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.
More About Me
The first recorded Christmas cards were sent in 1611 from Michael Maier, a German physician and royal counsellor, to King James VI and I and his son, Prince Henry