On View
Not on viewHoliday Card
Date1885
Dimensions17.78 × 21.59 cm (7 × 8 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Russell Robb, Sr.
Object numberPER1115.0002AAE
DescriptionChristmas card consisting of a chromolithograph on cardstock trimmed with white silk fringe. On one side, the print features an image of pink and blue flowers against a brown background, surrounded by a brown and gilt border. Text accompanying the image at the proper left edge reads: "Frame / your mind/ to mirth / and / merriment / which / bars a / thousand / harms / and / lengthens life. / A Merry / Christmas". The print on the verso features a vase of flowers against a green background with the text: "I Wish You A Merry Christmas".