Victorian Halloween Witch Child Greeting Card - Green Cloak Pumpkin
Text on Card
A Merry Hallowe'en
Description
A brick fireplace adorned with Halloween decorations provides the backdrop for this charming Victorian-era greeting card. A young child dressed as a witch commands the domestic scene, wearing a pointed dark teal/blue-green hat and a flowing teal cloak with dramatic folds, paired with a pristine white undergarment and gold shoes. The mantle displays a carved jack-o'-lantern, a white owl perched watchfully, and a cauldron suspended over flames on a tripod. The warm color palette—dominated by teal green, warm yellows, and brick red tones—creates an inviting yet mischievous atmosphere that captures the spirit of early Halloween celebrations.
Subjects
child witch, halloween costume, pumpkin jack-o'-lantern, owl, cauldron, fireplace, brick chimney
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithograph with embossed details on the cloak. Fine registration and color separation typical of 1890s German or American lithographic printing.
