Hallmark "Collector's Club Series: Happy Holidays Barbie" Collector's Club Christmas Ornament, 1996

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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

1996

Subject Date

1988

Creator Notes

Designed by Patricia Andrews of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

Object ID

2019.65.3927

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on bottom of ornament: Based on the 1988 / Happy Holidays(R) BARBIE(R) Doll / First in the Collector's Club Series / 1996 Edition / Hallmark / Keepsake / Ornament / COLLECTOR'S / CLUB / TM & (C) 1996 Mattel, Inc. / All Rights Reserved / Hallmark Cards, Inc. / 1 on front of packaging: Keepsake / Ornament / COLLECTOR'S / CLUB / 1996 Club Edition Ornament / Based on the 1988 Happy Holidays(R) BARBIE(R) Doll / NEW COLLECTOR'S CLUB SERIES on back of packaging: Handcrafted - Dated 1996 / Sculpted by Patricia Andrews / First in the new Collector's Club Series. / Look for series verification 1 on this ornament. / In 1988 Mattel introduced the very first Happy Holidays(R) BARBIE(R) Doll. / Dressed in festive red and silver, Happy Holidays(R) BARBIE(R) was a vision / of holiday enchantment. / This exclusive Keepsake Ornament Collector's Club Edition is based / on that first Happy Holidays(R) BARBIE(R) Doll. The design is the first in a new / Club-exclusive series depicting the early Happy Holidays(R) BARBIE(R) Dolls. / The series is the perfect complement to the Keepsake Ornament Holiday / BARBIE TM Collector's Series which has depicted the annual doll since 1993. / BARBIE and associated trademarks are owned by and used / under license from Mattel, Inc. (C) 1996 Mattel, Inc. / All Rights Reserved. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in China QXC4181 on top of packaging: Hallmark