Greetings Card
late 19th century (made)
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Christmas Day- 25 December - was first declared a feast day by Constantine the Great in 325 AD but was not widely observed until the 19th century. Turkey was not introduced as the main part of the Christmas meal until the 16th century. Up to that time, feasting meats such as boar and game fowl were most common among the classes who could afford them. Christmas pudding, like the Christmas tree, originated in Germany. The day's meal with family and friends remains central to the season's festivities.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chromolithography on paper card |
| Brief description | Christmas card with feasting motif |
| Physical description | Two men stand in a pig sty, contemplating the impending fate of the pigs at Christmas time. |
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| Summary | Christmas Day- 25 December - was first declared a feast day by Constantine the Great in 325 AD but was not widely observed until the 19th century. Turkey was not introduced as the main part of the Christmas meal until the 16th century. Up to that time, feasting meats such as boar and game fowl were most common among the classes who could afford them. Christmas pudding, like the Christmas tree, originated in Germany. The day's meal with family and friends remains central to the season's festivities. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 15780:39 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2004 |
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