Victorian Easter Greeting Card with Children and Lambs

Victorian Easter Greeting Card with Children and Lambs

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OccasionEaster
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorscream, red, white, green, gold, blue, yellow, orange, pink
Vibesreligious, elegant

Text on Card

EASTER GREETING.

Description

At the center of this composition, a young girl in a red dress with a white apron and a boy in short pants and a light blue/grey jacket stand beside two white lambs in a picturesque countryside landscape. The girl holds a willow or pussy willow branch which she extends toward the lambs, while an ornamental border of colorful Easter eggs and floral motifs frames the entire scene in elegant Victorian design. The charming Easter greeting captures the essence of springtime traditions through its celebration of renewal, innocence, and rural abundance set among pastoral imagery.

Subjects

children, lambs, Easter eggs, pastoral landscape, willow branch, decorative egg border

Printing Notes

Hand-colored chromolithograph with embossed details and gilt accents typical of high-quality Victorian greeting cards

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