Hallmark "The Gift Bringers Series: St. Lucia" Christmas Ornament, 1990
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
1990
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by LaDene Votruba of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in the United States.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.912
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Metal
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front of ornament:
THE GIFT BRINGERS / St. Lucia / CHRISTMAS 1990
on front of packaging:
COLLECTOR'S / SERIES / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / THE GIFT BRINGERS / St. Lucia / CHRISTMAS 1990 / The Gift Bringers - St. Lucia
on back of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Glass - Dated 1990 / Second of five ornaments in The Gift Bringers / Series. Look for series verification 2 / on this ornament. / Throughout the world, the many / different traditions of the Christmas / "Gift Bringer" have delighted young / and old. This series will bring you / five ornaments celebrating these / beloved givers of joy. / St. Lucia / St. Lucia...her name means light, and / according to legend she wore a crown / of lights. Commemorated mainly in / Sweden and other Scandinavian / countries, she fed the people during / a famine. Today young girls, wearing / crowns of candles, wake their families / with song and food on her feast day / to start the Christmas season.
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