This 1983 Hallmark Keepsake Christmas ornament is a white ceramic bell featuring a red and green quilted patchwork wreath with metallic-gold accents and a cream-colored bow on top. The message on the opposite side, reads "Grandparents are love CHRISTMAS 1983," in metallic-gold within the outline of a wreath with a bow above. The ornament has a white plastic clapper on a gold chain inside, and the dated copyright is on the inner rim, in metallic-gold.
Fun Fact: Quilted fabrics date back to ancient China and Egypt, with the oldest surviving artifact being the "Tristan Quilt," of Sicily, made in medieval Italy between 1360 and 1400. Historically, during periods of war and conflict, like era of the Underground Railroad and the Civil War, patterns were sewn into quilts to communicate safe paths, locations, and codes to escaping slaves and enemy soldiers, respectively.
Material: Ceramic, metal, plastic, and fabric
Artist: NA
Size: 3.224" H x 2.542" D
