Vintage Halloween Greeting Card Witch Full Moon 1890s

Vintage Halloween Greeting Card Witch Full Moon 1890s

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OccasionHalloween
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsdeep red, forest green, golden orange, cream, midnight blue
Vibesfolklore, creepy

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

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