Hallmark "Beatrix Potter Series: Benjamin Bunny" Spring Ornament, 1998
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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
1998
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
2019.65.5714
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on bottom of ornament:
1998 / Beatrix Potter / (C) FW & Co 98. / Hmk. Cds. / 3
on front of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / THE WORLD OF BEATRIX POTTER / FREDERICK WARNE / Benjamin Bunny TM / Beatrix Potter TM / COLLECTOR'S SERIES
on back of packaging:
Benjamin Bunny TM / Sculpted by LaDene Votruba / Third in the Beatrix Potter TM Series. / Look for series verification 3 on this ornament. / Little Benjamin, cousin of Peter Rabbit TM, is / quite at home in Mr. McGregor's garden. He's / trying on the scarecrow's tam-o'-shanter and / wearing clogs that leave odd little foot-marks all / over the garden. / Like the other characters in this series, Benjamin / appeared in The Original Peter Rabbit Books TM by / Beatrix Potter TM. The author based her delightful / characters on memories of childhood pets and / animals she observed in Scotland and the Lake / District of England. / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Handcrafted - Dated 1998
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
on bottom of packaging:
BEATRIX POTTER TM (C) Frederick Warne & Co. 1998 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., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QEO8383
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