Vintage Halloween Greeting Card: Witch-Cat Girl, Early 1900s
Text on Card
Say, Josephine is you a Witch-cat?
Description
"Say, Josephine is you a Witch-cat?" reads the teasing caption on this charming early 1900s Halloween greeting card, featuring a sweet girl in a blue dress with red hair bows and red shoes, posed with her hand raised to her mouth in a surprised or cautious gesture. Behind her sits a mischievous jack-o'-lantern on a ledge or step, while a brown cat with a blue collar sits in the foreground. The pastoral garden setting with flowering vines creates an enchanting contrast to the spooky holiday theme. The chromolithograph captures the era's whimsical approach to Halloween, blending innocent childhood wonder with mildly unsettling creatures.
Subjects
girl, cat, jack-o'-lantern, pumpkin, garden, witch, Halloween
Printing Notes
Hand-tinted chromolithograph with delicate color registration and period-appropriate embossing.
