Vintage Easter Greeting Card with Rabbit Holding Letter - Early 1900s

Vintage Easter Greeting Card with Rabbit Holding Letter - Early 1900s

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OccasionEaster
EraEdwardian
Decade1900s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsred, brown, cream, green, white
Vibesanthropomorphic, whimsical

Text on Card

Easter Greetings

Description

A brown rabbit and a striking red egg share the spotlight in this charming Edwardian-era Easter greeting card, with the hare emerging from the egg while clutching a white envelope or letter in its mouth. The soft cream and green background frames this whimsical composition perfectly for holiday correspondence. The chromolithographic printing showcases fine detail work in the rabbit's fur texture and facial features, characteristic of early twentieth-century greeting card artistry. Traditional Easter symbolism—the egg and the spring hare—combines with the postal motif to deliver warm seasonal wishes.

Subjects

rabbit, Easter egg, letter, envelope, spring

Printing Notes

Reference number 3119 visible in lower right corner. Cream cardstock with hand-tinted or printed color layering.

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