
Victorian Christmas Angel Child Greeting Card with Lantern
Text on Card
Best Wishes for a merry Christmas
Description
A young child and the moonlit landscape share the focus in this charming Victorian Christmas greeting card, where the figure wears a flowing white nightgown and golden bonnet adorned with decorative trim. Holding a small Christmas tree branch with a glowing candle in one hand and extending a small lantern in the other, the child stands against a deep emerald sky with distant village silhouette. This chromolithograph exemplifies the sentimental iconography popular during the late 19th century, its message 'Best Wishes for a merry Christmas' conveying warmth and holiday cheer—a quintessential example of Victorian-era holiday sentimentality and artistic sensibility.
Subjects
child, Christmas tree branch with candle, nighttime landscape, lantern, village
Printing Notes
High-quality chromolithographic print with subtle gradations and metallic gold details on halo and candle flame







