Hallmark "Corpse Bride: Victor and Emily" Christmas Ornaments, 2009

Summary

Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

Artifact

Christmas tree ornament

Date Made

2009

Creators

Hallmark Cards, Inc. 

Hurlburt, Robert 

Place of Creation

United States, Missouri, Kansas City 

China 

Creator Notes

Designed by Robert Hurlburt of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

Object ID

2019.65.6699

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

ornament, underside: TM & (C) Warner Bros. / Entertainment Inc. / (S09) / 2009 / [TM] / Hallmark Cards, Inc. packaging, front: [TM] / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / TIM BURTON'S / Corpse Bride / Emily and Victor / Tim Burton's Corpse Bride / 2 christmas ornaments - 2 decorations de noel packaging, back: Emily and Victor / Tim Burton's Corpse Bride / When Victor Van Dort, a nervous groom, practices his / wedding vows in the woods, he makes a grave mistake. / An undead bride believes he has married her! Emily / spirits him away to the Land of the Dead, where skeletons / dance and the headwaiter is nothing but a head. There, / Victor learns that Emily is really a nice ghoul. Will she / find peace at the remains of the day? Will Victor reunite / with his breathing bride-to-be? Eternal love rarely goes / according to plan in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. / Robert Hurlburt / Hallmark Keepsake Artist / For decorative use only. / Concu a des fins decoratives seulement. / handcrafted - dated 2009 packaging, underside: WB / TM & (C) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. / (s09) / www.warnerbros.com / Mfd. for/Fabrique pour Hallmark Cards, Inc. / Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QXI1355

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