Halloween Vintage Greeting Card with Devil & Fruit Bowl

Halloween Vintage Greeting Card with Devil & Fruit Bowl

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OccasionHalloween
EraVictorian
Decade1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsred, yellow, green, gold, cream
Vibeshumorous, surreal

Text on Card

HALLOWE'EN

Description

Unusual for its era, this Victorian-era Halloween greeting card merges domestic dining with demonic mischief: a red devil character with horns and tail stands at a candlelit table, pointing at a menu card with a stick or pointer. The table is set with a teacup and saucer, a plate with what appears to be a sausage, a knife, and a wine glass with red liquid. A tiered fruit bowl above holds grapes, oranges, and other fruits, with two jack-o-lantern faces visible—one behind the wine glass and one on an orange in the bowl. A chair sits at the right edge. The warm chromolithographic colors—rich reds, golden yellows, and earthy tones—contrast beautifully against the pale background, while decorative geometric borders frame the composition.

Subjects

devil, imp, fruits, candle, candlestick, dining table, menu card, wine glass, teacup and saucer, plate, sausage, knife, chair, jack-o-lanterns

Printing Notes

Decorative geometric border in orange and cream; embossed gold accents on text

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