Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Witch and Jack-o'-Lantern

Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Witch and Jack-o'-Lantern

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OccasionHalloween
EraEdwardian (1900-1915)
Decade1900s-1910s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsgolden yellow, rust brown, orange-red, cream, dark brown
Vibeshumorous, kitschy

Text on Card

Hallowe'en Greetings This witching-day of Hallowe'en Our web of fate we spin, Be-careful-or-the-goble-uns Will-get-you, sure-as-sin.

Description

Unusual for its era, this Edwardian-era Halloween greeting card captures the playful spirit of early 20th-century holiday celebrations through a mischievous witch running on foot while dragging a jack-o'-lantern-headed figure across the ground with a pole or stick, creating a whimsical scene set against a landscape with a house and large yellow moon. The accompanying verse reads: "This witching-day of Hallowe'en / Our web of fate we spin, / Be-careful-or-the-goble-uns / Will-get-you, sure-as-sin." The illustration showcases period-appropriate chromolithographic printing with warm ochre and brown tones against a luminous yellow moon, characteristic of holiday ephemera from this golden age of greeting card artistry.

Subjects

witch on foot, jack-o'-lantern-headed figure being dragged, full moon, house, daytime/dusk sky

Printing Notes

Hand-colored chromolithographic print with embossed details. Publisher mark visible at lower left.

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