Vintage St. Patrick's Day Greeting Card Art Nouveau Gold Winged Figure — Art Nouveau (1890-1910)

Vintage St. Patrick's Day Greeting Card Art Nouveau Gold Winged Figure

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Decade1900s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsgreen, gold, cream, white, sage

Text on Card

St Patrick's Day Greetings

Description

Decorative clovers and an ornate border frame this exquisite Art Nouveau St. Patrick's Day greeting, capturing the elegance of turn-of-the-century design with a gilded winged figure playing a harp set against a large shamrock. The composition features a classical female form with elaborate wing details rendered in lustrous gold leaf, her lower body tapering into a fish-tail or serpentine form reminiscent of a mermaid. The soft green palette complements the ornate border design with typical Art Nouveau asymmetry and naturalistic ornamentation.

Subjects

winged figure, harp, shamrocks, gold leaf, decorative borders

Printing Notes

Hand-applied gold leaf details; embossed decorative border frame

Public domain. This vintage card is free of known copyright restrictions — free to download, share, and reuse for any purpose.

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