Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Jack-o'-Lantern & Witches

Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Jack-o'-Lantern & Witches

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OccasionHalloween
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorssepia, cream, orange, brown, black
Vibesfolk-art, dark-humor

Text on Card

WHEN IMPS CAUSE PUMPKINS TO BLINK AND GRIN TILL WE IN FRIGHT MUST RUN ALONG NOR PAUSE TO RECORD THE CHANT LIKE DIN OF WITCHES IN THEIR HALLOWEEN SONG

Description

Distinctive for its layered composition and tonal contrast, this Halloween greeting card brings together whimsical and atmospheric imagery in a single frame. The top panel showcases a prominent jack-o'-lantern pumpkin flanked by a running imp figure on the left and a cat on the right. The bottom panel depicts witches riding broomsticks rendered in muted earth tones and sepia hues. The decorative border frames an ornamental design typical of early 20th-century holiday ephemera.

Subjects

jack-o'-lantern, witches, imp, cat, broom, Halloween imagery

Printing Notes

Hand-colored lithograph with decorative ornamental border. Sepia toning with accent orange on pumpkin.

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