Hallmark "Baby's First Christmas - Baby Boy" Christmas Ornament, 1992

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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

1992

Creator Notes

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

Object ID

2019.65.3219

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Satin
Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front of ornament: Baby's First Christmas on back of ornament: To love, spoil-- / Play with, adore-- / That's what / Baby Boys are for! on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Baby's First Christmas - Baby Boy on back of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Unbreakable Satin - Dated 1992 / Sentiment on Ornament: / Baby's First Christmas / 1992 / To love, spoil, / Play with, adore-- / That's what / Baby Boys are for! / Mfd. for and (C) 1992 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in U.S.A. QX219-1
Hallmark "Baby's First Christmas - Baby Boy" Christmas Ornament, 1992