Victorian Easter Greeting Card with Girl and Rabbit

Victorian Easter Greeting Card with Girl and Rabbit

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OccasionEaster
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorspink, blue, cream, green, gold
Vibeselegant, whimsical

Text on Card

Easter Joys be Thine

Description

A young girl in a vibrant pink dress, matching pink bow, and coordinating boots extends a small chick on one outstretched hand in this charming Victorian-era Easter greeting card. A large blue Easter egg inscribed with 'Easter Joys be Thine' dominates the left side of the composition, while a rabbit sits at lower left and a small blue egg rests on the ground nearby. The scene is framed by a decorative ornamental border and captures the quintessential sentimentality of late Victorian holiday cards. The soft color palette of pinks, blues, and greens evokes springtime renewal.

Subjects

girl, rabbit, chick/bird, large blue Easter egg, small blue egg, pastoral landscape

Printing Notes

Ornamental gilt or metallic borders frame the composition; embossed details evident in the decorative frame

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