Hallmark "Baby's First Christmas - Baby Girl" Christmas Ornament, 1993

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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

1993

Creator Notes

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

Object ID

2019.65.3722

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front of ornament: Baby's First Christmas on left side of ornament: 1993 on back of ornament: A Baby Girl is a bundle of delight. / (C) 1993 HALLMARK CARDS, INC. on top of ornament: HALLMARK / HALLMARK on front of packaging: KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Baby's First Christmas--Baby Girl on back of packaging: Glass - Dated 1993 / A Baby Girl / is a bundle of delight. on top of packaging: Hallmark on bottom of packaging: (C) 1993 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in U.S.A. U.S. Pat. No. 4,483,890 QX209-2