Victorian Easter Greetings Card with Hen & Chicks Cottage Scene
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OccasionEaster
EraVictorian
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorscream, brown, green, red, blue
Vibeskitschy, elegant
Text on Card
Easter Greetings
Description
Spring farmyard activity fills this charming Easter greeting card, presented within an ornate oval vignette. A plump hen presides over her golden chicks in the foreground, while a quaint cottage with a red-tiled roof nestles in the background along with additional farm buildings and trees. A wooden ladder or ramp leads up to an opening in the barn/coop structure, with one chick appearing atop the ladder near the opening. The decorative border frame uses a scalloped or rope-like motif, with corner flourishes adding elegance to the composition.
Subjects
hen, chicks, cottage, pastoral scene, countryside
Printing Notes
Die-cut oval vignette with ornamental border frame, characteristic of mid-to-late Victorian chromolithographic greeting card production
