Hen in bonnet and apron holding painted Easter eggs – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Hen in bonnet and apron holding painted Easter eggs in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Hen in bonnet and apron holding painted Easter eggs
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A hen wearing a bonnet and apron, with painted eggs held in her care, gives this picture a whimsical twist on the Easter theme. Anthropomorphized animals in human dress were a popular motif in illustrated greeting cards and children's pictures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when printers used chromolithography and similar techniques to produce bright, affordable images for the home. Painted and decorated eggs have long been part of spring celebrations in many European and American households, and the hen here stands in for the domestic labor of readying the holiday. Look closely at the pattern on the eggs and the fabric of the apron, which show the care and color that printers of the period brought to seasonal ephemera.
| Original scan | 514 × 824 px |
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| Reference | Easter (334) |
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