Easter Greeting Card, "I'll Tell the World I'm Wishing You a Real Happy Easter," 1936
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Easter card
Date Made
1936
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.492.1535
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.313 in
Width: 4.313 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten inside card, by sender: April 12th, 1936
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