
Victorian Christmas Greetings Die-Cut with Mistletoe & Holly Wreath and Stringed Instrument
Text on Card
Christmas Greetings
Description
Framed within an ingenious die-cut design shaped like a stringed instrument (guitar or lute), this charming Victorian-era Christmas greeting card showcases quintessential holiday botanicals: lush mistletoe with pink ribbon bow on the headstock and a vibrant holly wreath with bright red berries framing the greeting area. The ornamental instrument design is adorned with gold embossing and fine linear details, creating an elegant focal point. The cream-colored greeting panel bears 'Christmas Greetings' in period script lettering, with space for a handwritten message. This exquisite example of Victorian chromolithography exemplifies the era's love of intricate die-cuts and botanical ornamentation, combining symbolic seasonal imagery with the period's characteristic attention to decorative detail and romantic sentiment.
Subjects
mistletoe, holly, berries, guitar or lute (stringed instrument), ribbon bow, wreath
Printing Notes
Die-cut shaped as ornamental key with embossed gold accents and detailed botanical chromolithography







