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
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by LaDene Votruba 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
2019.65.5681
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
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