Fringed Christmas Postcard, c.1870-1890

Name/Title

Fringed Christmas Postcard, c.1870-1890

Entry/Object ID

2025.0.10

Tags

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 19th Century

Description

Circular, fringed, double-sided Victorian Christmas postcard by an unknown publisher. One side features the phrase “Christmas Greetings” printed within a gold parallelogram on a dark background with colorful flowers. The other side features the phrase “May Christmas Be Merry” within an arched cartouche above a Japanese-inspired warrior/figure set against a colorful Japonisme (Anglo-Japanese)-style background. The card is bordered with white silk fringe.

Category

Ephemera, Postcards
Archives

Acquisition

Accession

2025.0

Source or Donor

Unknown

Location

Location

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

December 22, 2025