Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
1984 Currier & Ives
1984 Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
QX2501
This Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament is a frosted white glass ball with metal cap and clear plastic sleeve, featuring a country landscape in Winter at night. A couple is riding in a sleigh, pulled by two horses, coming up to a well-lit, snow-covered, two-story inn, where other horse-drawn sleighs await at the entrance. The caption is on the reverse side, in metallic-gold and green, with a holly leaf border: "CHRISTMAS AMERICAN WINTER SCENES EVENING CURRIER & IVES 1984." The ornament is packaged in the original "window" box, viewable from all sides, so you can see the entire bulb.
Fun Fact: Founded by Nathaniel Currier in 1835, as "N. Currier," Currier and Ives operated in New York City until 1907, designing and selling inexpensive hand-painted lithographic works, based on American pop culture and news events, before the rise of photojournalism and television. Bookkeeper James Merritt Ives became a partner in 1857, and the business was renamed, calling itself the “Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints,” making art accessible to the middle class. They created millions of individual prints, with over 7,500 titles, which were drawn by staff or commissioned artists and hand-colored by assembly-line workers. In 1949, the iconic imagery had a revival when it was featured on the popular blue-and-white Currier & Ives collectible dinnerware.
Disclaimer: As with many older glass ball ornaments, it may have developed "age spots," which is normal with older ornaments.
- Size
- 3.697" H x 2.888" D
- Material
- Glass, plastic, and metal
- Box Size
- 4" H x 3.5" W x 3" D
1984 Currier & Ives 1984 Hallmark Keepsake Ornament QX2501 This Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament is a frosted white glass ball with metal cap and clear plastic sleeve, featuring a country landscape in Winter at night. A couple is riding in a sleigh, pulled by two horses, coming up to a well-lit, snow-covered, two-story inn, where other horse-drawn sleighs await at the entrance. The caption is on the reverse side, in metallic-gold and green, with a holly leaf border: "CHRISTMAS AMERICAN WINTER SCENES EVENING CURRIER & IVES 1984." The ornament is packaged in the original "window" box, viewable from all sides, so you can see the entire bulb. Fun Fact: Founded by Nathaniel Currier in 1835, as "N. Currier," Currier and Ives operated in New York City until 1907, designing and selling inexpensive hand-painted lithographic works, based on American pop culture and news events, before the rise of photojournalism and television. Bookkeeper James Merritt Ives became a partner in 1857, and the business was renamed, calling itself the “Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints,” making art accessible to the middle class. They created millions of individual prints, with over 7,500 titles, which were drawn by staff or commissioned artists and hand-colored by assembly-line workers. In 1949, the iconic imagery had a revival when it was featured on the popular blue-and-white Currier & Ives collectible dinnerware. Disclaimer: As with many older glass ball ornaments, it may have developed "age spots," which is normal with older ornaments. Material: Glass, plastic, and metal Artist: NA Size: 3.697" H x 2.888" D
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