Vintage Halloween Jack O'Lantern Greeting Card Early 1900s
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OccasionHalloween
EraEdwardian
Decade1900s
Stylelithograph
Colorsgolden-yellow, red, black, cream, green
Vibeshumorous, naive
Text on Card
HAPPY HALLOWE'EN AND WE DON'T CARE.
Description
An anthropomorphic jack-o'-lantern with a wide grin and rosy cheeks dominates this charming Edwardian-era Halloween greeting card, with a child sitting atop it wearing a blue bow or hair accessory. A small dog appears at the lower right, looking up at the pumpkin in apparent bewilderment. The handwritten message 'HAPPY HALLOWE'EN' paired with 'AND WE DON'T CARE' creates an amusing, somewhat irreverent tone typical of period greeting card humor.
Subjects
jack-o'-lantern, pumpkin, dog, child, halloween
Printing Notes
Hand-colored lithograph with pen-and-ink details. Copyright mark visible. Postcard format with divided back.
