
Vintage Halloween Greeting Card Witch Full Moon 1890s
Text on Card
Hallowe'en
Description
An ethereal nocturnal mystique emanates from this captivating Victorian-era Halloween greeting card, which depicts a mysterious witch in flowing crimson robes carrying a broom and peering through a cottage window at children visible within. A luminous full moon with a face casts an ethereal glow across the night sky, while a black cat accompanies the enchantress below and a bat hovers near the top of the composition. The detailed chromolithographic artwork showcases period-appropriate holiday imagery with intricate hand-drawn borders and rich jewel-toned colors.
Subjects
witch, full moon, black cat, cottage window, Halloween night, children indoors, bat
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithography with decorative embossed border typical of 1890s production







