Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree (E. Ferrett & Co., Philadelphia, 1845) – 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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A window into the past: Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree (E. Ferrett & Co., Philadelphia, 1845), preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree (E. Ferrett & Co., Philadelphia, 1845)
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Printed in Philadelphia in 1845 by E. Ferrett & Co., this woodcut illustrates the title page of *Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree*. The name Kriss Kringle comes from the German *Christkindl*, or Christ child, and American writers of the 1840s used it for the gift-bringing visitor who would later be called Santa Claus. Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem had already shaped the image of a Christmas gift giver, and small books like this one helped carry that figure into American homes.
| Created / published | 1845 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree (E. Ferrett & Co., Philadelphia, 1845), title page. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Santa Claus; Rare Bk. Div.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,177 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130852 |
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