Vintage Easter Greeting Card with Children and Chick

Vintage Easter Greeting Card with Children and Chick

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OccasionEaster
EraEdwardian
Decade1900s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsgreen, white, yellow, pink, blue, purple, red
Vibesnaive, anthropomorphic

Text on Card

EASTER GREETINGS

Description

Two elegantly dressed children present an oversized decorated Easter egg on a single-wheeled cart in this charming Edwardian-era Easter greeting card bursting with springtime joy and pastoral innocence. A cheerful yellow chick perches atop the egg, which is decorated with blue/purple flowers (violets or pansies). The girl wears a white dress and bonnet with a blue ribbon, while the boy wears a blue striped outfit with a white hat and red bow, both holding handles of the cart. The lush green meadow setting and delicate floral details create a whimsical scene that epitomizes early 20th-century holiday sentimentality.

Subjects

children, Easter egg, chick, cart with single wheel, pastoral landscape, flowers (violets/pansies)

Printing Notes

Hand-colored chromolithograph with embossed details on the white lace collars

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