Name/Title
Christmas Card, c.1870-1890Entry/Object ID
2025.0.6Tags
1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 19th CenturyDescription
Die-cut Victorian Christmas card in the shape of a paper fan, decorated with a pink ribbon and purple and white flowers. “Wishing You a Happy Christmas” is printed along the edge. The back is blank with “Aunt Nellie from Bertha” handwritten in blue ink. Card was likely from former museum curator Elizabeth Bertha Nord, who had an aunt named Nellie Linsley and appears to have donated Victorian postcards and greeting cards to SHS.Category
Ephemera, Postcards
Archives
Acquisition
Accession
2025.0Source or Donor
UnknownNotes
Possibly donated by Elizabeth NordLocation
Location
Room
Elizabeth Nord Library & ArchivesBuilding
Shaker Historical SocietyDate
December 22, 2025