Vintage Halloween Greeting Card - Children Bobbing for Apples
Text on Card
Hallowe'en
Description
Against a cheerful holiday backdrop of jack-o-lanterns and an owl perched watchfully at the top, this Edwardian-era Halloween greeting card depicts two children engaged in the traditional game of bobbing for apples. A young girl in a red-dotted dress leans over a large wooden barrel filled with water containing a floating apple, while a boy in white observes from behind. A black cat prowls along the left side, and a witch on a broomstick flies past a nighttime cityscape visible through a window. The decorative border features jack-o-lanterns in the corners and an owl at the top center. The card text reads 'Hallowe'en.' The chromolithographic printing creates rich tones characteristic of early 1900s holiday greeting cards.
Subjects
girl in dotted dress bobbing for apples, wooden barrel tub with apple floating in water, boy or young person observing, black cat, witch flying on broomstick, jack-o-lanterns in corners, owl at top center, red curtain, cityscape window
Printing Notes
Embossed decorative border with die-cut scalloped edges. Ornamental corner medallions featuring cherub heads.
