Victorian Girl Christmas Greeting Card with Dog

Against a snowy street scene with a warmly lit cottage looming in the background, a smirking little girl in a red coat stands with her dog — and then you notice the details: she's clutching both a wax-sealed letter AND a fistful of holly while her dog has *also* accepted a wax-sealed letter and carries it in its mouth, staring up at her with the desperate energy of an unpaid intern. Neither of them appears to be entering the cottage, suggesting this child has been dispatched into the cold to handle correspondence like a tiny, fur-hatted Victorian postal worker. The dog's participation in the mail delivery operation raises serious questions about labor practices in this household, and frankly, the girl's self-satisfied grin implies she is *delighted* by this arrangement.