Easter Greeting Card, "Easter Greeting," 1881
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Sending greeting cards and postcards for the Easter holiday became popular in the United States by the 1880s. Publishers made cards with themes of a religious nature as well as secular decorations to celebrate the arrival of spring. Artists working for these publishers illustrated the cards with images symbolic of the season, such as crosses, angels, flowers, eggs, children, birds, and rabbits.
Sending greeting cards and postcards for the Easter holiday became popular in the United States by the 1880s. Publishers made cards with themes of a religious nature as well as secular decorations to celebrate the arrival of spring. Artists working for these publishers illustrated the cards with images symbolic of the season, such as crosses, angels, flowers, eggs, children, birds, and rabbits.
Artifact
Easter card
Date Made
1881
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.13.3.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Tassel
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.75 in
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