Merry Christmas to You greeting card with children and holly – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Merry Christmas to You greeting card with children and holly brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Merry Christmas to You greeting card with children and holly
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Children and a sprig of holly frame the words "Merry Christmas to You" on this greeting card, a format that grew popular in the mid-nineteenth century. The first commercial Christmas card is generally traced to England in 1843, and by the later Victorian decades color printing had made cards cheap enough for ordinary families to send to friends and relatives. Scenes of children were especially common, since they suggested innocence, family and holiday cheer. The card is a useful example of how the greeting card became part of the Christmas custom.
| Original scan | 518 × 812 px |
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| Reference | 429 |
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