
Vintage St. Patrick's Day Greeting Card Art Nouveau Gold Winged Figure
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St Patrick's Day Greetings
Description
Decorative clovers and an ornate border frame this exquisite Art Nouveau St. Patrick's Day greeting, capturing the elegance of turn-of-the-century design with a gilded winged figure playing a harp set against a large shamrock. The composition features a classical female form with elaborate wing details rendered in lustrous gold leaf, her lower body tapering into a fish-tail or serpentine form reminiscent of a mermaid. The soft green palette complements the ornate border design with typical Art Nouveau asymmetry and naturalistic ornamentation.
Subjects
winged figure, harp, shamrocks, gold leaf, decorative borders
Printing Notes
Hand-applied gold leaf details; embossed decorative border frame