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Happy Easter postcard with rabbit and violets – Antique Print

Happy Easter postcard with rabbit and violets — vintage postcard
Happy Easter postcard with rabbit and violets. Vintage postcard from the Easter collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this vintage postcard of Happy Easter postcard with rabbit and violets. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Happy Easter postcard with rabbit and violets

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Rabbits and violets make an unusual pairing for an Easter card, and this one leans on both as quiet symbols of the season. The rabbit has long stood for fertility and new life, which connects it to the spring rebirth that Easter celebrates, while violets were among the first flowers to bloom in early spring and often appeared in greeting cards of the period as a sign of modesty and renewal. Postcards like this one were printed in large numbers and mailed between friends and relatives, so the image was meant to be sent and read quickly, with its sentiment carried by a few familiar motifs.

Original scan522 × 819 px
ReferenceEaster (148)

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