Merry Christmas postcard of a girl with holly – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare vintage postcard captures Merry Christmas postcard of a girl with holly in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Merry Christmas postcard of a girl with holly
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Holly sprigs frame a young girl on this Merry Christmas postcard, a motif that was everywhere in holiday greetings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Postcards of this kind were cheap to print and easy to mail, and they helped make the picture postcard a popular way to send seasonal wishes. Holly, with its red berries and evergreen leaves, stood for cheer and endurance through winter, so the pairing of child and foliage was a deliberate way to suggest innocence and good tidings. Look closely at the lettering and border, which often reveal the printing method and the era.
| Original scan | 1,148 × 1,800 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 215 |
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