Victorian Christmas Greeting Card: Child with Red Poinsettias
Text on Card
To Wish You a Merry Christmas
Description
Distinctive for its focus on a rosy-cheeked child as the central figure rather than traditional Christmas imagery, this vintage greeting card showcases a child dressed in festive red and white attire, clutching a vibrant bouquet of poinsettias. The figure wears a red dress or pinafore over white sleeves, a decorative red beret-style cap with white lace trim, and black Mary Jane shoes with white socks, embodying the period's idealized vision of childhood innocence. The lush red flowers contrast beautifully against the cream background, while ornamental lettering spells out the warm seasonal greeting. This chromolithograph exemplifies the golden age of greeting card production, when such cards were treasured keepsakes celebrating the Christmas season with meticulous detail and sentimental charm.
Subjects
child, poinsettia flowers, winter clothing, festive bonnet, seasonal greeting
Printing Notes
Marked 'MADE IN USA' and 'WOLF & CO NY' at bottom. Fine color separation typical of late 19th-century chromolithographic production.
