
Victorian Christmas Greetings Card Holly Bells & Church
Text on Card
Christmas Greetings
Description
Soft golds, roses, and lavenders wash over the upper vignette of this charming Victorian-era Christmas greeting card, where an English church sits beside a peaceful river at sunset. Below, a die-cut lower section saturated in deep greens and crimsons showcases a vibrant holly sprig with glossy leaves and bright red berries, paired with oversized decorative bells in rich red. The juxtaposition of serene countryside sentiment with bold botanical forms exemplifies late-19th-century greeting card design, blending nature study with religious celebration and pastoral landscape imagery with festive holiday botanicals.
Subjects
holly berries, church, river landscape, bells, sunset, Victorian architecture
Printing Notes
Die-cut lower section with embossed details; hand-colored chromolithograph upper vignette







