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
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by John Collin Francis of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Thailand.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
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
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