Victorian Easter Greetings Card with Children and Rooster
Text on Card
Easter Greetings
Description
Framed within a composition dominated by a brilliantly rendered rooster with iridescent plumage in the upper left, this charming Victorian Easter greeting card features two children engaged in springtime festivities with decorated eggs and pastoral charm. The boy, dressed in a blue jacket with knickers and a cap, holds a willow branch with catkins while the girl in a red and white dress sits among colorful Easter eggs on straw. Multiple yellow chicks hatching from decorated eggs complete the scene, while the aged parchment background and warm color palette evoke the tender sentiment of the Victorian era, celebrating renewal and childhood innocence during the Easter season.
Subjects
children, rooster, Easter eggs, chicks, straw, spring, willow branch
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithograph with embossed details; note aged, textured surface typical of period production
