Vintage 1920s Art Deco Christmas Auto Greeting Card Die-Cut

The card text promises holiday cheer, but what it actually delivers is two aggressively festive Edwardians crammed into a black horseless carriage absolutely hemorrhaging Christmas gifts — including a small black-and-white dog riding in a wicker basket tagged 'To You,' because the card's bold thesis is that holiday warmth is best expressed by gifting someone a live animal with zero warning. The woman, in her magnificent red-ribboned holly hat and matching bow, has the serene, heavy-lidded expression of someone who has accepted her fate, while the man in the driving goggles grins with the energy of someone who absolutely did not ask permission before adopting that dog. Mistletoe hangs from the roof with a red ribbon bow — strategically positioned above both of them — because even in 1950, greeting card artists understood the assignment.