Hallmark "Beatrix Potter Series: Peter Rabbit" Easter Ornament, 1996

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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

1996

Creator Notes

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

Object ID

2019.65.5681

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ceramic (Material)
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on back of ornament: Beatrix Potter on bottom of ornament: 1996 / (C) FW & Co 96. / Hmk. Cds. / 1 on front of packaging: KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Peter Rabbit TM / Beatrix Potter TM / For Decorative Use Only / NEW COLLECTOR'S SERIES on back of packaging: Handcrafted - Dated 1996 / 1996 EASTER COLLECTION / Peter Rabbit TM / Sculpted by LaDene Votruba / First in the Beatrix Potter TM Series. / Look for series verification 1 on this ornament. / Wearing his best blue jacket, Peter Rabbit TM / leads the way for a parade of storybook friends. / Each year the series will add a delightful new / character from The Original Peter Rabbit Books TM / by Beatrix Potter TM. / Peter made his first appearance more than / 100 years ago in an illustrated letter written / to a child. The author based Peter's character / on that of her own pet rabbit and the woodland / rabbits she observed while on holiday in the / Lake District and Scotland. on top of packaging: Hallmark on bottom of packaging: BEATRIX POTTER TM (C) Frederick Warne & Co. 1996 / Frederick Warne & Co. is the owner of all copyrights and / trademarks in the Beatrix Potter characters, names and illustrations. / Licensed by COPYRIGHTS / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in China QEO8071