Vintage Halloween Witch Greeting Card with Smiling Moon
Text on Card
A Happy Halloween! The Clock is striking Midnight. The Witch her Spell will cast. All the Fairies Ghosts and Goblins Will be conjured from the Past
Description
A black cat arches its back dramatically amid stars scattered across a rich turquoise sky in this charmingly eerie Halloween greeting card from the early 1900s. Behind a smiling witch in vibrant red pointed hat and robes looms an enormous golden moon face, beaming down with an equally cheerful expression. Mystical wisps of white smoke swirl around the scene as the witch holds a candle in an oil lamp holder, her mischievous grin capturing the celebratory, lighthearted spirit of early Halloween traditions before the holiday became more sinister. The inscription playfully promises the witch's spell will enchant all fairies, ghosts and goblins from the past.
Subjects
witch, smiling moon face, black cat, stars, magical smoke, candle/oil lamp
Printing Notes
Gold gilt highlights on moon and costume details. Fine registration of color separations typical of early 1900s chromolithography.
