
Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Witches & Jack-o-Lantern
Text on Card
Halloween
Description
Unusual for its era, this Victorian-era Halloween greeting card combines five witches in traditional pointed hats gathered around a glowing jack-o-lantern with a black cat prowling nearby and an owl flying overhead against a full moon. The composition is framed by gnarled, twisted branches that enhance the eerie atmosphere. The artist employed vibrant chromolithographic techniques to render the glowing pumpkin and moonlit sky in striking yellows and blues, contrasting beautifully with the witches' crimson and emerald costumes, creating a delightfully spooky scene brimming with classic holiday imagery.
Subjects
witches, jack-o-lantern, black cat, owl, full moon, bats, gnarled branches
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithograph with embossed branch frame border elements







