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

Creator Notes

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

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
Hallmark "Tender Touches: High Hopes" Easter Ornament, 1995