Hallmark "Mesmerelda" Halloween Ornament, 2003
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Artifact Overview
Since the early 2000s, Hallmark has created ornaments to celebrate Halloween. In 2003, Hallmark produced a black-silhouetted house-shaped display called 1300 Old Oak Road. Halloween revelers used the dark--yet festive--decoration to exhibit ornaments of skeletons, pumpkins, ghosts, and bats, hanging them in the cutout windows and doors or other hooks. Mesmerelda appeared to float in front of the full moon.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Holiday ornament
Date Made
2003
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Patricia Andrews 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
2019.65.5841
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Straw (Plant material)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on back of ornament:
2003 / (C) 2003 HMK. LIC.
on front of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Halloween 2003 / MESMERELDA / decoration automnale
on back of packaging:
MESMERELDA / Across the sky on a moonlit night, / her technique is outstanding-- / She even has a witchy spell / that keeps her from crash landing. / Patricia Andrews / Hallmark Keepsake Artist / MEMORY CARD / ENCLOSED / For decorative use only. Not for children under 8. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 8 ans. / Handcrafted - Dated 2003
on top of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENTS / 30 YEARS OF COLLECTING MEMORIES / 1973 - 2003
on bottom of packaging:
(C) 2003 Hallmark Licensing, Inc. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QFO6039
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