Hallmark "Twelve Days of Christmas Series: Five Golden Rings" Christmas Ornament, 1988

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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

1988

Creator Notes

Designed by Sharon Pike of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in the United States.

Object ID

2019.65.1430

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Acrylic (Plastic)
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on ornament: THE / TWELVE / DAYS / OF CHRISTMAS / 1988 / ...five / golden / rings... on front of packaging: Hallmark / FIVE GOLDEN RINGS / ACRYLIC ORNAMENT - DATED 1988 / COLLECTOR'S SERIES / Fifth in the Twelve Days of Christmas Series. / Look for series verification 5 on this ornament. on top of packaging: Hallmark on back of packaging: On the twelfth day of Christmas / My true love gave to me / Twelve drummers drumming, / Eleven pipers piping, / Ten lords a-leaping, / Nine ladies dancing, / Eight maids a-milking, / Seven swans a-swimming, / Six geese a-laying, / Five golden rings, / Four colly birds, / Three French hens, / Two turtledoves, / And a partridge in a pear tree. / KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT / (c) 1988 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., Mo. 64141 Made in U.S.A. QX371-4
Hallmark "Twelve Days of Christmas Series: Five Golden Rings" Christmas Ornament, 1988