Vintage Merry Halloween Card Boy Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin
Text on Card
A Merry Halloween. It's Hallowe'en when little boys Are frightened by the slightest noise, And little girls run off to bed And climb in quick, and hide their head.
Description
A young boy in red vest and straw hat cradles an oversized jack-o-lantern against a soft blue background in this charming Edwardian-era Halloween greeting card. The child's period dress—white shirt, red vest, and straw hat—embodies the gentle holiday traditions of early 1900s America, while the accompanying verse captures the innocent spirit of vintage Halloween celebrations with references to children being frightened and hiding in bed, a quaint reminder of how the holiday was observed over a century ago. The chromolithographic printing displays the era's characteristic soft color palette and skilled illustrative technique.
Subjects
young boy, jack-o-lantern, pumpkin, straw hat, knife, Halloween
Printing Notes
Fine chromolithographic printing with embossed text treatment typical of early 1900s greeting card production.
