Easter Blessings be thine greeting card with child in egg – Vintage Wall Art
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This historic image of Easter Blessings be thine greeting card with child in egg brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Easter Blessings be thine greeting card with child in egg
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Easter greeting cards like this one, with a child set inside or beside a large egg, were a popular genre in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when mass-produced cards became affordable for ordinary households. The phrase "Easter blessings be thine" borrows the archaic "thine" to give the sentiment a devotional, old-fashioned tone, which suited the sentimental style of the period. Cards of this kind were often exchanged among family and friends, and the egg, a long-standing symbol of new life and resurrection, made a gentle image for a holiday greeting. The child figure reflects the era's fondness for cherubic children as emblems of innocence and renewal.
| Original scan | 519 × 817 px |
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| Reference | Easter (211) |
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