Vintage Easter Greeting Card Dutch Children with Windmill
Text on Card
May coming Days your hopes fulfil, And joy your pathway cheer. Best Easter Wishes
Description
A delicate ornamental border frames this charming Easter greeting card depicting two children in Dutch-style clothing exchanging a kiss in a pastoral scene. The boy in blue leans toward a girl in a dark dress adorned with a red bonnet, both holding Easter eggs. A basket filled with white eggs and blue flowers sits nearby on the right. Two baby chicks waddle on the left side of the scene. A windmill is visible in the background, suggesting a Dutch or Dutch-inspired setting rather than an English countryside. The verse 'May coming Days your hopes fulfil, And joy your pathway cheer' conveys heartfelt wishes for the recipient's future happiness.
Subjects
children, boy and girl, Easter eggs, chicks, windmill, fence, basket, blue flowers
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithographic print with fine detail work typical of 1890s greeting card production
