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Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Fortune-Telling Jack O'Lantern
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OccasionHalloween
EraArt Deco
Decade1920s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsorange, black, green, cream, mauve
Vibesanthropomorphic, kitschy
Text on Card
HALLOWE'EN GREETINGS If I told your fortune On Hallowe'en night I'd paint your fortune All rosy and bright
Description
An orange and black checkerboard pattern frames this charming Halloween greeting card, which features an anthropomorphic jack-o'-lantern wearing a diamond-patterned witch's hat and a wistful expression. Two mischievous green imps or goblins flank the pumpkin. The card celebrates fortune-telling traditions with a sweet verse about painting one's destiny bright on Halloween night.
Subjects
jack-o'-lantern, imps, goblins, fortune-telling, witch hat, Halloween
Printing Notes
Checkerboard decorative border with embossed details typical of 1920s production







