Hallmark "Tilling Time" Easter Club Ornament, 1994

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Artifact Overview

Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Holiday ornament

Date Made

1993

Subject Date

1994

Creator Notes

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

Object ID

2019.65.5655

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front of ornament: 94 on bottom of ornament: Hallmark / Keepsake / Ornament / COLLECTOR'S / CLUB / (C) 1993 Hallmark / Cards, Inc. on front of packaging: Keepsake / Ornament / COLLECTOR'S / CLUB / Tilling Time / For Decorative Use Only / Sidekick Ornament on back of packaging: Handcrafted / 1994 EASTER COLLECTION / Outfitted in new spring coveralls, this / industrious bunny is a perfect comple- / ment to the 1994 Keepsake Easter / Ornament set, Sunny Bunny Garden. / The first Keepsake Ornament to be / designated as a Sidekick Ornament, it / is our gift exclusively for members of the / Keepsake Ornament Collector's Club. / You'll enjoy displaying "Tilling Time" / with his three Sunny Bunny Garden com- / panions--"Top Carrot," "Prise Posey" / and "Daisies' Friend"--available at your / local Hallmark retailer. on top of packaging: Hallmark on bottom of packaging: Mfd. for and (C) 1993 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in China QXC825-6