Hallmark "Tender Touches: High Hopes" Easter Ornament, 1995
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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
1994
Subject Date
1995
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Ed Seale of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.5670
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front of ornament:
LETTUCE / TOMATO / SWE[ET T]ASTE! / CARROTS / CRUNCHY! / HOPPY SEED CO. / 1995
on bottom of ornament:
(C) 1994 Hallmark Cards, Inc.
on front of packaging:
KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / High Hopes Tender Touches / For Decorative Use Only
on back of packaging:
Handcrafted - Dated 1995 / 1995 EASTER COLLECTION / Every gardener dreams of a bumper / crop--and no one appreciates a garden / more than this bunny! The pretty seed / packets on his tray seem guaranteed / to make the season "hoppy." / Sculpted and signed by Ed Seale, / this "Tender Touches" design reflects / life's simple joys through the charm / of a woodland animal. The heart motif / in the design identifies it as a / "Tender Touches" ornament.
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
on bottom of packaging:
Mfd. for and (C) 1994 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in China QEO8259
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