Advent calendar 17: the card

“In the Evg [evening] Horsley came & brought his design for Christmas Cards”.From the diary of Henry Cole, entry for 17 December 1843. Today’s image: the greetings card Amongst its collections, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is proud to hold over 30,000 greetings cards. In fact, the first commercial Christmas card was sent … Continue reading Advent calendar 17: the card