Hallmark "Keepsake Signature Collection: Christmas Eve Bake-Off" Christmas Ornament with Display Base, 1995

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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

1995

Creator Notes

Ornament designed by Anita Marra Rogers and base designed by Duane Unruh, LaDene Votruba, Patricia Andrews, Ken Crow, Bob Siedler, Dill Rhodus, Linda Sickman, Robert Chad, John Collin Francis, Ed Seale, Julia Lee Joyce Lyle and Don Palmiter of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

Object ID

2019.65.3908

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on back of ornament: (C) 1995 / Hallmark / Cards, Inc. on back of base: 1995 / P. Andrews on bottom of base: KEEPSAKE / Signature Collection / (C) 1995 Hallmark Cards, Inc. on top of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Christmas Eve Bake-Off / Keepsake Ornament With Display Piece / Handcrafted - Dated 1995 on front and sides of packaging: KEEPSAKE SIGNATURE COLLECTION on back of packaging: Mfd. for and (C) 1995 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in China QXC4049 / KEEPSAKE SIGNATURE COLLECTION
Hallmark "Keepsake Signature Collection: Christmas Eve Bake-Off" Christmas Ornament with Display Base, 1995