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The world of Snowbabies™
bisque figurines began in 1986 when the first model was introduced by Department 56. Ten years later in 1997 the Snowbabies Friendship Club™was launched.

Pictured left the 2000 Club Exclusive
Piece “Storytime”.

Department 56 itself was founded in 1976 and In 2005 after purchasing Lenox from Brown-Forman, the company changed their name to Lenox Group. It is most famous for its lighted porcelain houses.

Snowbabies™ artist Kristi Jensen Pierro freelanced for Department
56® until 1987 when she was hired as a full-time illustrator/designer
– one of her first projects was to develop the newly created Snowbabies™
series.

Kristi’s
ideas for Snowbabies™ are then sent to the sculptor who model the
three-dimensional prototype to the exact specifications of her artwork.

Related
Snowbabies at Lenox.com

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Department 56.
It is designed to provide information to collectors of Department 56
Collectibles.