Victorian Halloween Witch Greeting Card | Vintage Moon & Magic

Victorian Halloween Witch Greeting Card | Vintage Moon & Magic

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OccasionHalloween
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsgolden yellow, deep red, slate blue, forest green, cream
Vibescreepy, surreal

Text on Card

Halloween Softly cross your fingers At the Witching Hour; Over Fates and Fortunes The Moon will give you power.

Description

Ornate script typography announcing 'Hallowe'en' at the top frames this bewitching Halloween greeting card, which features a crimson-robed witch riding a broomstick across a glowing golden moon. The composition showcases classic Halloween imagery: a black cat perched nearby, two owls (one flying, one perched among jack-o'-lanterns), bundles of straw, and flying bats silhouetted against the moonlit sky. The whimsical design exemplifies a Victorian-era fascination with the supernatural and harvest season festivities, with mystical verses promising fortune and magical power. Rendered in chromolithographic printing, this card captures the romantic, slightly spooky aesthetic of 19th-century holiday traditions.

Subjects

witch, broomstick, moon, black cat, owl, jack-o'-lanterns, bats, straw bundle, harvest, supernatural

Printing Notes

Hand-colored chromolithographic print with embossed decorative border; lace-like white ornamental frame edges

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