"Easter Greetings, May This Easter Be For You a Time of Joy and Gladness," circa 1920
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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
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1920
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.9.2.50
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.563 in
Width: 5.563 in
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