Hallmark "Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty: A Magical Dress for Briar Rose" 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 revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
2001
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Joanne Eschrich of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Sri Lanka.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.4141
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on back of ornament:
Walt Disney's / Sleeping / Beauty / (C) DISNEY / Hallmark Cards, Inc.
on front of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Disney / CLASSICS / Walt Disney's / Sleeping / Beauty / A Magical Dress for Briar Rose / Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty / DECORATION DES FETES
on back of packaging:
The three good fairies--Flora, Fauna, and / Merryweather--have cared for the girl they / call Briar Rose since she was a baby. Now it's / her sixteenth birthday, and the fairies are / planning a surprise party for her. When their / attempts to sew a party dress fail, the fairies / reluctantly agree to resort to their magical / powers. Flora waves her wand and quickly / creates a beautiful pink dress. Merryweather / wants the dress to be blue and uses her own / magic to change it. Pink...blue...pink...blue! / This Keepsake Ornament re-creates the / effect of the color-changing dress from Walt / Disney's classic 1959 Sleeping Beauty. / To see the dress change from pink to blue, / turn the ornament from side to side. / 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:
(C) DISNEY / www.disney.com / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in Sri Lanka QXD4202
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