Hallmark "Disney's Sleeping Beauty: Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip" Christmas Ornament, 2006

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

2006

Creators

Hallmark Cards, Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States, Missouri, Kansas City 

China 

Creator Notes

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

Object ID

2019.65.5375

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

bottom of ornament: 2006 / (C) DISNEY / Hallmark Cards, Inc. / QXD8383 on front of packaging: Magic / Light and Sound / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / WALT DISNEY'S / Sleeping / Beauty / Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip / Disney's Sleeping Beauty / CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT DECORATION DES FETES on back of packaging: Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip / Disney's Sleeping Beauty / Dancing in light / on a silvery cloud, / the handsome Prince Phillip / feels lucky and proud, / While Princess Aurora / is glowing with bliss, / swakened at last / by her true love's first kiss. / Begun in 1950, the production Sleeping Beauty, Disney's sixteenth / feature film, was interrupted by creative work on Disneyland and not / completed until January 1959. / Press the button on the base of the ornament to / see Aurora's dress change colors, while the couple / is serenaded with "Once Upon a Dream." / BATTERY-OPERATED. Batteries included. Instructions printed inside box. / For decorative use only. Not for children under 8. / Concu a des fins decoratives seulement. Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 8 ans. / HANDCRAFTED - DATED 2006 on bottom of packaging: (C) Disney / www.disney.com / Mfd. for/Fabrique pour Hallmark Cards, Inc., / Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QXD8383

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