Hallmark "Child's Age Collection: Child's Third Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 1999

Summary

Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

Artifact

Christmas tree ornament

Date Made

1999

Creators

Hallmark Cards, Inc. 

Crow, Ken 

Place of Creation

United States, Missouri, Kansas City 

China 

Creator Notes

Designed by Ken Crow of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

Object ID

2019.65.2937

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front of ornament: 3 / My 3rd Christmas / '99 on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Child's Third Christmas / CHILD'S AGE COLLECTION on back of packaging: Celebrate the Teddy Bear Years! / Start an ornament collection to / honor a child. See all the / Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments / commemorating a child's first / five Christmases. / Sculpted by / Ken Crow / For decorative use only. / Not for young children. / Handcrafted - Dated 1999 on top of packaging: Hallmark on bottom of packaging: Mfd. for and (C) 1994 Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QX6677

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