Victorian Christmas Bells Holly Greeting Card | Vintage 1880s

The holly sprig sprawls across the top like it owns the place, presiding over two silver bells decorated with gold banding that hang from a red ribbon inside a purple-and-gold circular medallion. The whole thing is embossed on a cream basketweave background with a red border, because apparently one texture wasn't pretentious enough. The script at the top reads 'A Joyful Christmas' in red cursive, which is doing a lot of emotional heavy lifting for an image that radiates the energy of a very dignified funeral wreath—behold the most aggressively serene Christmas card ever conceived.