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Christmas Cards
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Christmas Greetings from the Animal World 
 This intriguing site displays Victorian holiday cards featuring animals. "All kinds of creatures, from the homely to the exotic, in all sizes and forms, find themselves portrayed upon the Victorian Christmas and New Year greeting card." The cards, accompanied by verses, are arranged according to species. Cats, dogs, monkeys, birds, insects, frogs, pigs, and foxes (and even rats) appear in this charming collection of vintage cards. From the Scrap Album. http://www.scrapalbum.com/animals/an_p1.htm Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances Last updated Jan 21, 2004 Image & Sentiment: Five Publishers of Victorian Holiday Cards
This site features a browsable gallery of images of Victorian Christmas and New Year cards from five publishers. The site also provides users the opportunity to send electronic postcards of the images. Curated and designed by librarian Erika Dowell of the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eliblilly/xmas2/ Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances Last updated Nov 27, 2008 Season's Greetings From Werner Drewes
Exhibition of print greeting cards designed by painter and printmaker Werner Drewes (1899-1985), who studied at the Bauhaus and "was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group." Includes images of 24 holiday greeting cards dating from 1952-1984. From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/exhibit-drewes/index.cfm Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances Last updated Jun 20, 2007 A Victorian Christmas
This attractive site features Victorian Christmas cards and illustrations, accompanied by Victorian-era excerpts from the Illustrated London News to capture the essence of a Victorian Christmas. The festivities depicted in the illustrations include seasonal decoration, Christmas music, arriving home for Christmas, Christmas Eve, presents, dinner, Boxing Day, the pantomime, parties, and New Year celebration. Each picture and excerpt is carefully documented, dated, and described. From the Scrap Album. http://www.scrapalbum.com/vxhome.htm Topics: Christmas, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Jan 21, 2004 Visions of Christmas
Exhibition of an array of Christmas images, mainly from 19th century books and cards. Includes images of works showing the evolution of Santa Claus (from a slim man who gave out gifts to the large, round man we know today), the origins of the decorated Christmas tree, and the 1820s poem "A Visit From Saint Nicholas" (also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"). From the American Antiquarian Society. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Christmas/ Topics: Christmas Last updated Dec 11, 2008 |
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