Victorian Halloween Greeting Card with Witch Moon Face 1890s
Text on Card
Halloween Greetings When the World is wrapped in Slumber And the Moon is Sailing high, If you peep between the Curtains You'll see Witches riding by.
Description
"Witches Riding By" reads the promise on this delightfully eerie Victorian Halloween greeting card, which features a whimsical witch in crimson robes riding a broomstick in front of a large anthropomorphic moon with a watchful, somewhat leering expression. The witch holds what appear to be envelopes or letters in one hand. The composition captures the playful spirit of late 19th-century Halloween celebrations, blending celestial imagery with witchcraft folklore. Golden stars scatter across a deep blue night sky, while the landscape below hints at a pastoral setting with a small gazebo structure. The card exemplifies the chromolithographic printing techniques that made such imaginative designs accessible to the masses during the Golden Age of American greeting cards.
Subjects
witch, moon face, broomstick, night sky, stars, gazebo, Halloween
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithographic process with embossed details; classic die-cut border frame
