Name/Title
Fringed New Year Postcard, c.1870-1890Entry/Object ID
2025.0.9Tags
1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 19th CenturyDescription
Fringed double-sided Victorian New Year card by an unknown publisher. One side shows colorful speckled eggs enclosed within a white cloth with pink flowers, possibly peach blossoms, in the left corner. The other side shows colorful speckled eggs in a decorative bowl with snowdrops and apple blossoms. "May New Year Bring You Happiness and Mirth" is printed in the bottom margin on both sides. The card is bordered in white silk fringe.Category
Ephemera, Postcards
Archives
Acquisition
Accession
2025.0Source or Donor
UnknownLocation
Location
Room
Elizabeth Nord Library & ArchivesBuilding
Shaker Historical SocietyDate
December 22, 2025