Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: Child's Third Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 1994

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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 appealed to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes. Purchasing an ornament like this one would bring back happy family memories of that event year after year.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Christmas tree ornament

Date Made

1994

Creator Notes

Designed by John Collin Francis for Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

Object ID

2019.65.3100

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front of ornament: 3 / My 3rd Christmas / '94 on front of packaging: KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Child's Third Christmas / CHILD'S AGE COLLECTION on back of packaging: Handcrafted - Dated 1994 / Celebrate the Teddy Bear Years! / Start an ornament collection for a child. / See all the Hallmark Teddy Bear ornaments / commemorating a child's first five Christmases. on top of packaging: Hallmark
Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: Child's Third Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 1994