Victorian New Year greeting card published by H. Rothe, London. Dated 1884 by sender.; ; ephemera, anthropomorphic, surreal, fantasy, Christmas, umbrella, potato, root vegetable, letter, envelope, red wax seal, ;
Embossed Victorian Christmas greeting card with applied scrap of flowers which hinges forward to reveal greetings for the Season. rose, forget-me-not, lily of the valley, flower arrangement, still life, floral bouquet,
Victorian Christmas greeting card of black infant being mesmerised by a spider. Dated 1883 by sender.Depiction of black people in the Victorian period.; ; ephemera, childhood, fashion, arachnid, fear, fright, terror, baby, young child, horror, shock, dark-skinned peoples,
Victorian greeting card depicting fashionable young lady turning the handle of a hurdy-gurdy egg.; ephemera, hand-organ, music, musical, Eastertide, Springtime, festival, Easter egg, surreal, fantasy,
Victorian Christmas greeting card published by De La Rue & Co depicting a bat in flight pulling along a basket containing rodents and a Christmas tree. In the background dragon flies and butterflies do likewise. surreal, fantasy,
Victorian Christmas greeting card showing mother and father with two children around the Christmas tree, decorated with wax tapers and sweetmeats. ephemera, gingerbread man, chimney sweep, toys, fir, angel, BBXMAS,
Victorian Christmas and New Year greeting card showing fashionable children in a domestic scene at Christmas time complete with decorations.; ; ephemera, evergreens, holly and red berries, clock, Victorian furniture, BBXMAS,
Victorian Christmas greeting card. A cricket playing an horn sits upon a moth as they fly in the night sky.; ; ephemera, insects, surreal, fantasy, magic, dream, grasshopper, fairyland,
Stationers shop window poster - Post Your Xmas Cards Early - circa 1926. Christmas greeting cards, greeting card association, advertising, postal history, mail, Christmas post,
Victorian New Year Folder greeting card depicting the fairy queen procession on water. The card opens to reveal a calendar for 1872 and greetings for the New Year. Published by Marcus Ward & Co. cherub angels, fantasy, myth, surreal, embossing, swan, rose carriage, fairies,
Victorian Christmas greeting card printed by chromolithography.; ; The Holy Trinity of the Victorian Christmas dinner - anthropomorphic pig and goose are seated on the yule log with plum pudding personified. ; ; ephemera, animals with human characteristics, fantasy, surreal, humour, Boar's Head, Plum Pudding, Goose, musical, musicians,
Cover of Victorian Christmas cards album, embossed and printed in gold, containing Christmas and New Year greetings from 1877-1880s. Father Christmas, scrap booking, keepsake, goat cart, cycle, rocking horse, hobby, children's pastimes, home craft,
Victorian Christmas greeting card, published by Marcus Ward & Co, from a series called Christmas Advances. port, decanter, alcohol, surreal, humour, Christmas fare,
Victorian; Christmas; greeting card; envelope; cover; Punch and Judy; puppet; marionette; Father Christmas; Marcus Ward; grotesque; hook-nosed; humpbacked; buffoon; Commedia dell'Arte; Punchinello;
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Christmas with Punch & Judy. Set of six cards published by Marcus Ward & Co, Belfast & London. Six small folded pages printed on one strip of paper and folded like a concertina. Sold in fully decorated envelope as in this image. 1870s.
Victorian embossed greeting card depicting two shocked boys surprised by a hare bursting out from a large egg.; ephemera, Eastertide, Springtime, festival, Easter egg, surreal, fantasy, fairy-tale, reptile,
Victorian Christmas greeting card published by De La Rue & Co depicting robin skating on a frozen pond or lake. humour, fantasy, anthropomorphic, bird, English robin, ice skates, surreal,
Victorian Christmas greeting card, published by Marcus Ward & Co, from a series called Christmas Advances. mince pie, overeating, surreal, humour, Christmas fare,
Deckled edge Victorian greeting card portraying a children's party at Christmas time complete with decorated Christmas tree and lots of presents. ephemera, toys, doll, games, pastimes, celebration, fun, romp, Victorian domestic scene, seasonal decoration,
Victorian Christmas and New Year greeting card of children putting up the Christmas decorations. Published by S. Hildesheimer. ephemera, evergreens, holly and red berries, laurel, ribbon, sailor suit,
Victorian Christmas and New Year card published by Charles Goodall & Sons.; ; ephemera, fantasy, surreal, Christmas dinner, armour, damsel in distress, confrontation,
Victorian Christmas greeting card, published by Marcus Ward & Co, from a series called Christmas Advances. roast beef, overeating, surreal, humour, Christmas fare, Sir Loin,
Victorian Christmas greeting card. Frog and stag beetle dance the night away while an insect plays the tambourine and dragonflies hover in the sky above.; ; ephemera, fantasy, surreal, magic, dream,
Victorian, Working Children, Crossing Sweeper, Christmas, greeting card, the needy, street children, nuisance, sweeping the streets clean, little boy, street beggar, childhood, street crossings, soliciting gratuities, clean sweep, child labour, London poor, pauper,
Early 20th century post card depicting young girl in a basket surrounded by a bunch of flowers, envelope, love, romance, youth, child, pink ribbon, Loving Birthday Greetings,
Victorian Christmas card depicting four clowns introducing A Christmas Comedy. Cover of greeting card that folds out in a concertina to reveal four more cards of clowns' antics. Published by Goodall.; ; ephemera, pantomime, theatrical entertainment, slapstick comedy, Christmas, Boxing Day, circus, theatre, stage, performance, illustration, cartoon,
Victorian Birthday greeting card published by DE La Rue Series No:150 dated 1881. The children's rocking horse receives its final touches by a group of tiny carpenters and painters.; ; ephemera, surreal, fantasy, toy, horseplay,
