Noël Harris will discuss the use of social cards throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, through an exploration of a cards collected by her family. Gathered within a 1931 Christmas Card promotional catalog, most of this collection detailed the wedding gifts given to Noël’s grandparents. Social cards, particularly as an historical assemblage as this is, demonstrate individual style, adherence to etiquette norms, as well as community and business relationships. They also indicate the gender, age, and social status of the carrier, and display the array of fantastic typefaces and monograms available in the 20th century.

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