The First Christmas Card (1846) copy – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with The First Christmas Card (1846) copy, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The First Christmas Card (1846) copy
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Its title calls the subject the first Christmas card, dated 1846, but the record marks that attribution as unverified and describes the picture as a copy. The card usually credited as the first commercial Christmas card was commissioned by Henry Cole in London in 1843 and illustrated by John Callcott Horsley. The glass negative was a 1947 gift from Herbert A. French and belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, made long after the 1840s. Streaks and blemishes from deterioration of its original coatings are visible.
| Created / published | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,037 × 4,359 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-256957 |
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