Victorian Halloween Greeting Card: Pumpkin Head Jack-o'-Lantern
Text on Card
HALLOWEEN
Description
Rich chromolithographic printing in deep blues, crimsons, and gold saturates this delightfully bizarre Victorian-era Halloween greeting card. An anthropomorphic pumpkin head with a gleeful jack-o'-lantern face—complete with a wide grin and oval eyes, with smoke rising from the top—sports arms raised wide and sits atop a brown barrel-shaped body adorned with vertical ribbing. Below and in front of the barrel sits a young girl wearing a white red-dotted dress, her hands covering her eyes in a frightened pose. A black cat lurks beside the barrel to the right. Magical elements including a red star and swirling colored shapes float above in the deep blue sky. An enchanting gradient background transitions from blue to crimson, with ornate gold decorative borders framing this whimsical seasonal imagery.
Subjects
pumpkin head, jack-o'-lantern, frightened girl in polka-dot dress, barrel, black cat, magical elements, red star, smoke or steam
Printing Notes
Die-cut construction with embossed gold borders. Multi-color chromolithographic printing with gradient background effects.
