
Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Ghost Children & Jack-o'-Lanterns
Text on Card
Hallowe'en
Description
Against the Victorian era's genteel sensibilities comes this surprisingly mischievous Halloween greeting card celebrating turn-of-the-century trick-or-treating with playful charm. Two ghost-costumed figures lean over a wooden fence, each holding a carved jack-o'-lantern—one with a cheerful grin, the other with a sinister expression. A black cat perches between them atop the fence while an grinning crescent moon hangs in the cloudy night sky. Below, a child wearing a white coat with a pink/red sash dashes away in apparent fright along the fence base, where 'Hallowe'en' is inscribed. The chromolithographic printing demonstrates period craftsmanship through fine details: textured fabric on the ghost costumes, naturalistic fence and grass rendering, and carefully rendered landscape elements.
Subjects
ghost children, jack-o'-lanterns, black cat, crescent moon, wooden fence, Halloween costumes
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithographic printing with fine detail work on fabric textures and landscape elements; slight aging and foxing visible on border.







