Holiday Card

Date1870 - 1899

Terms

Greeting Cards
Ink
Silk Fiber
Cardstock
United States

Dimensions17.77 × 24.11 cm (7 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit LineHoliday Card, late 19th century. Concord Museum Collection; 2007.247.

Object number2007.247

DescriptionLithograph on cardstock. Christmas and New Year card. Folds open like a book, with two separate images of flowers in a vase on both the front and back (or inside/outside). Edged with white silk cord, with two tassels. On one side: Colored image of yellow roses and white flowers, in a vase. White silk fringe. "Wishing you a Happy Christmas." Also, pink roses in a vase, "With best wishes for Happy Christmas." On the other side: a red and a white rose in a clear vase, "A Bright & Happy New Year." Also, white and pink roses in a vase, "A Christmas Greeting with Love."