Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Witch and Owls, Early 1900s
Text on Card
n Halloween, when the hour is right Let the witch mix a charm in a Pumpkin bright Then rub this nearest to the heart And the One who'll tarry, you'll surely marry If you acted right your part.
Description
Unusual for its era, this Edwardian Halloween card pairs gothic romance with practical courtship advice, featuring a young witch in profile beneath a full moon stirring steaming contents inside a hollowed pumpkin with a stick. Her pointed hat is trimmed with a red band, and two white owls—one perched on a post to her left, the other on a decorative bracket to her right—complete the moonlit blue scene. Early 20th-century design balances whimsy with darker undertones in a composition that feels both fanciful and curiously purposeful.
Subjects
witch, owls, jack-o'-lantern, moon, pumpkin, pointed hat, magical spell
Printing Notes
Embossed die-cut borders with decorative flourishes. Hand-colored chromolithography with metallic gold accents on the moon.
