Some kinds of Christmas card images were as popular in Victorian times as they are today—in addition to that initial happy family, there was also a fair share of cards displaying classic ...

The first Christmas card was designed in 1843. It was a simple illustration with a seasonal greeting. The first cards were expensive, but by the late Victorian period Christmas cards became more ...

While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced by other, older British ...

and the Christmas card was created. For authentic Victorian decorating ideas, we reached out to Körner’s Folly, a historic Victorian-era home in Kernersville, North Carolina. Built in 1880 by ...

Christmas cards and crackers are also Victorian inventions which the royals evangelized. In 1843, Sir Henry Cole, the first director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, printed 100 festive ...

While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced by other, older British ...

One card featured a cat with a pipe cleaner for a tail and carried the caption “Ye Christmas Tale”. Another showed an unfortunate man falling through the ice. Hilarious.

Here are a few Victorian paper crafts to try this Christmas, from greetings cards to decorations and games. Read more from Quarter Life: Christmas cards originated in the 1840s, following the success ...

(Heather Shelton/The Times-Standard) Through the end of the month, the museum’s Emmerson Room will be decked out with Christmas toys, cards, decorations and more from the Victorian era (1837-1901).

The custom of sending Christmas cards is relatively recent and probably began with the English "schoolpieces" or "Christmas pieces," simple pen-and-ink designs on sheets of writing paper.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published in 1843 – the same year as the first Christmas card. Over the course ... But what about the food eaten at the Victorian dinner table, beyond ...