Greeting Card Showing Stonehenge at Winter Solstice, 2021

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Artifact Overview

Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of year. Throughout history, world cultures have held festivals and ceremonies that look forward to the light, warmth, and life-giving properties of the returning sun. This card depicts Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone monument in England long thought to have been purposefully oriented toward the sun on its shortest day.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Greeting card

Date Made

2021

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2021.186.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in

Greeting Card Showing Stonehenge at Winter Solstice, 2021