History Of The Christmas Card

It was one sent by sir henry cole to his grandmother in 1843.

History of the christmas card. Between 1948 and 1957 norman rockwell created 32 christmas card designs including christmas surprise 1954 for hallmark. Sir henry cole commissioned john calcott horsley in 1843 to print him the first christmas card. There is a recorded history of christmas card giving and it goes back to the middle of the 19th century. The art of the christmas card christmas cards are at their core an artistic tradition.

In november 2000 a christmas card was sold for 28 158. The first commercial christmas card designed by sir henry cole and john callcott horsley. The history of christmas cards. People have been sending christmas greetings to each other for hundreds of years.

Courtesy of the hallmark archives hallmark cards inc kansas city mo. It was one of the very first christmas greeting cards. Christmas history in the uk. Sir cole was a close friend of horsley and came up with the idea of sending these greeting cards to loved ones on a special occasion.

The author covers the history of the humble christmas card from around the early victorian era through to around the middle of the second world war. A man named john calcott horsley printed the first christmas card for sir henry cole the friend who had given him the idea. History of christmas cards 2 the most expensive christmas card. John s illustration featured charitable people helping the poor on the left and right of the card with a central image of a family raising a glass of wine to the card s recipient but ring the victorian moral outrage alarm.

Buday looks at the very earliest occurrence of sending a card looking at the oddities of cards such as the one that when opened or two cords pulled would reveal an outstanding nativity set. The first recorded use of merry christmas was in a christmas letter sent in 1534. History of christmas cards the first christmas card was created and sent in 1843. A christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to christmastide and the holiday season christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding christmas day by many people including some non christians in western society and in asia.

The card features a family having christmas dinner. The kids were.