Victorian Easter Greetings Card with Child and Anthropomorphic Rabbits
Text on Card
EASTER GREETINGS
Description
A wicker basket filled with Easter eggs anchors this charming Victorian greeting card, where a golden-haired child in a blue dress sits playfully in a pastoral landscape with an adult hare and smaller rabbits. The composition captures the whimsy of holiday sentimentality, with the child's rosy cheeks and innocent expression emphasizing themes of childhood wonder and springtime renewal. The child is holding a pink/red Easter egg and appears to be reaching toward the hare, whose anthropomorphic qualities—including bows and ribbons—add gentle charm without full clothing or egg-stealing behavior. Natural elements—flowering branches, rolling hills, and a distant church steeple—establish a peaceful countryside setting that frames this scene of innocent springtime joy.
Subjects
child, rabbits, hare, Easter eggs, basket, rural landscape, church steeple
Printing Notes
Embossed details visible on the child's dress and basket. German printing indicated by reference number 1024.
