A project for GSLIS 717 Human Records and Society at Dominican University
New years greetings were shared-- these included inscriptions.
Egyptians exchanged gifts for the new year and these included a written or verbal message.
Earliest known holiday Greeting Card- a wood cutout bearing a New Year's message. This continued for the next 200 or so years.
First Known Valentine Sent
Engravers and printers resurface in Vienna and the New Years card industry has a small revival.
Messrs. De La Rue founded- they would only be in business for 10 years.
This book helped young men write proper valentines.
Valentines begin production and grow in popularity.
Esther Howland publishes the first valentines in the US.
John Calcott Horsley, designed for this first card for Felix Summerly.