Vintage Easter Greeting Card with Bunny & Egg Cart, Early 1900s
Text on Card
Greetings at Easter
Description
"Greetings at Easter" reads the ornate serif lettering in soft gold script across this charming Edwardian-era greeting card. A delightfully anthropomorphized brown rabbit stands upright, pulling a large decorated purple Easter egg via green reins or strings. The egg is adorned with a golden ribbon bow and overflows with colorful smaller Easter eggs inside. Pastel florals—predominantly pink blossoms—frame the egg, adding springtime elegance to the composition. The gentle cream background and soft color palette exemplify chromolithographic printing techniques perfected during this early 20th-century period, capturing the refined aesthetic and whimsy of early 20th-century holiday celebrations.
Subjects
Easter bunny, Easter eggs, large decorated egg being pulled as a sled/cart, spring flowers, anthropomorphic rabbit
Printing Notes
Chromolithographic printing with hand-tinted details; embossed border evident
