Hallmark "Midnight Serenade" Halloween Ornament, 2003
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Since the early 2000s, Hallmark has created ornaments to celebrate Halloween. In 2003, Hallmark produced a black-silhouetted house-shaped display called 1300 Old Oak Road. Halloween revelers used the dark--yet festive--decoration to exhibit ornaments of skeletons, pumpkins, witches, and ghosts created for the display. These cats sat on a rickety-looking fence while other ornaments hung from cutout windows and doors.
Since the early 2000s, Hallmark has created ornaments to celebrate Halloween. In 2003, Hallmark produced a black-silhouetted house-shaped display called 1300 Old Oak Road. Halloween revelers used the dark--yet festive--decoration to exhibit ornaments of skeletons, pumpkins, witches, and ghosts created for the display. These cats sat on a rickety-looking fence while other ornaments hung from cutout windows and doors.
Artifact
Holiday ornament
Date Made
2003
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Creator Notes
Designed by Dill Rhodus of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.5845
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on bottom of ornament: 2003 / (C) 2003 / HMK. LIC. on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Halloween 2003 / MIDNIGHT SERENADE / decoration automnale on back of packaging: MIDNIGHT SERENADE / On Halloweeen at midnight, / there's a big, round spooky moon / And an eerie caterwauling / from two cats who love to croon! / Dill Rhodus / Hallmark Keepsake Artist / MEMORY CARD / ENCLOSED / For decorative use only. Not for children under 8. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 8 ans. / Handcrafted - Dated 2003 on top of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENTS / 30 YEARS OF COLLECTING MEMORIES / 1973 - 2003 on bottom of packaging: (C) 2003 Hallmark Licensing, Inc. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QFO6047