Hallmark "Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty: A Magical Dress for Briar Rose" Christmas Ornament, 2001

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

2001

Creators

Hallmark Cards, Inc. 

Eschrich, Joanne 

Place of Creation

United States, Missouri, Kansas City 

Sri Lanka 

Creator Notes

Designed by Joanne Eschrich of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Sri Lanka.

Object ID

2019.65.4141

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on back of ornament: Walt Disney's / Sleeping / Beauty / (C) DISNEY / Hallmark Cards, Inc. on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Disney / CLASSICS / Walt Disney's / Sleeping / Beauty / A Magical Dress for Briar Rose / Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty / DECORATION DES FETES on back of packaging: The three good fairies--Flora, Fauna, and / Merryweather--have cared for the girl they / call Briar Rose since she was a baby. Now it's / her sixteenth birthday, and the fairies are / planning a surprise party for her. When their / attempts to sew a party dress fail, the fairies / reluctantly agree to resort to their magical / powers. Flora waves her wand and quickly / creates a beautiful pink dress. Merryweather / wants the dress to be blue and uses her own / magic to change it. Pink...blue...pink...blue! / This Keepsake Ornament re-creates the / effect of the color-changing dress from Walt / Disney's classic 1959 Sleeping Beauty. / To see the dress change from pink to blue, / turn the ornament from side to side. / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux jeunes enfants. / Handcrafted - Dated 2001 on top of packaging: Hallmark on bottom of packaging: (C) DISNEY / www.disney.com / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in Sri Lanka QXD4202

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