Vintage Easter Greeting Card: Boy with Eggs & Daisies

Vintage Easter Greeting Card: Boy with Eggs & Daisies

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OccasionEaster
EraEdwardian
Decade1900s-1910s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorscream, white, yellow, green, red
Vibesnaive, whimsical

Text on Card

A HAPPY EASTER

Description

A rosy-cheeked boy perched on a rustic fence embodies the innocence of an Edwardian Easter greeting, clutching a basket of painted eggs while dressed in a cream linen shirt with a red collar, teal/green bow tie, and gray knickers. The composition anchors around vibrant white and yellow daisies in the foreground, with a pastoral landscape dotted with trees stretching across the background, creating a serene countryside setting that epitomizes the renewal and joy associated with the Easter season.

Subjects

child, boy, Easter eggs, basket, daisies, fence, rural landscape, spring flowers, pussy willow branches, white cap/hat

Printing Notes

Hand-tinted chromolithograph with delicate color gradation in sky and landscape. Embossed or raised printing techniques likely used for dimensional effect on flowers.

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