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Victorian greeting card album ca. 1883-1950.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Archival Collections Victorian greeting card
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- Format:
- Archive
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Greeting cards.
- Christmas cards.
- Valentines.
- New Year cards.
- Genre:
- Easter cards.
- Birthday cards.
- Physical Description:
- 1 album (ca. 150 items)
- Other Title:
- Greeting card collection
- Place of Publication:
- ca. 1883-1950.
- London : Marcus Ward & Co., [1883?]
- Summary:
- Collection of late 19th and early 20th century greeting cards formed by Edith Ogden Harrison, born 1883. Mrs. Harrison collected the greeting cards throughout her life. Greeting cards are glued into an album manufactured by Marcus Ward & Company.
- Notes:
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Lithographer represented in the collection is primarily Marcus Ward & Company but it does includes some cards made by L. Prang and Company.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Armason Harrison, 1989.
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