
Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Woman and Candle
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OccasionHalloween
EraArt Nouveau
Decade1900s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorscream, black, ochre, red, sepia
Vibessurreal, romantic
Text on Card
My wish for Hallowe'en shall be that you your true love's face may see.
Description
A circular vignette provides the backdrop for this charming Art Nouveau Halloween greeting card, where an elegant woman rendered in soft tones leans toward a lit candle on a red candleholder. The romantic sentiment captures the era's fascination with Halloween love-divination traditions, in which candlelight was used to reveal one's true love. The card's design combines supernatural themes with gentle sentimentality, making it an enchanting example of early 1900s holiday ephemera.
Subjects
woman, candle, circular vignette, romantic vision, Halloween sentiment
Printing Notes
Hand-colored or chromolithographic printing with fine line work and decorative borders







