Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: Baby's First Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 2001

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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

2001

Creator Notes

Designed by John Collin Francis of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Thailand.

Object ID

2019.65.3574

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front of ornament: 1 / Baby's 1st Christmas on back of ornament: Peppermint Express on side of ornament: 2001 on bottom of ornament: (C) 1998 Hallmark / Cards, Inc. on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Baby's First Christmas / DECORATION DES FETES / CHILD'S AGE COLLECTION on back of packaging: Hop on board the Peppermint Express! / Start an ornament collection to / honor a child. Look for all the / Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments / commemorating a child's first / five Christmases. / Sculpted by / John "Collin" Francis / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux jeunes enfants. / Handcrafted - Dated 2001 on top of packaging: Hallmark on bottom of packaging: Mfd. for and (C) 1998 Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in Thailand QX8375
Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: Baby's First Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 2001