Christmas Card with "A Christmas Carol" Poem by Christina G. Rossetti, 1880
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Beginning in the mid-1870s, Louis Prang, a German immigrant printer based in Boston, Massachusetts, created colorful chromolithographed Christmas cards. Prang later initiated a Christmas card design contest for American artists, where he would reproduce and sell the winning entries to eager consumers. Four contests were held from 1880 to 1884. This card shows one of the winning designs for 1880.
Beginning in the mid-1870s, Louis Prang, a German immigrant printer based in Boston, Massachusetts, created colorful chromolithographed Christmas cards. Prang later initiated a Christmas card design contest for American artists, where he would reproduce and sell the winning entries to eager consumers. Four contests were held from 1880 to 1884. This card shows one of the winning designs for 1880.
Artifact
Christmas card
Date Made
1880
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Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.9.3.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gilding (Technique)
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.938 in
Width: 7.438 in
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