Victorian Easter card: harlequin child, rabbit and egg – Antique Wall Art
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Victorian Easter card: harlequin child, rabbit and egg comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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 conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Victorian Easter card: harlequin child, rabbit and egg
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Few Easter cards from the Victorian period combine a harlequin child with a rabbit and an egg, and that pairing is what sets this one apart from the flowers, chicks and church scenes that dominate the Easter board. Easter greetings became popular in Britain and America in the later 1800s, when color lithography and cheap printing made small decorative cards affordable for ordinary households. Harlequin figures, borrowed from the Italian commedia dell'arte stage, were a favorite motif of the period, and pairing one with the rabbit and egg shows how Easter imagery was being mixed with playful theatrical themes for children and sentimental greetings.
| Original scan | 851 × 703 px |
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| Reference | Easter (57) |
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