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Vintage Easter postcard of dressed rabbits carrying eggs – Vintage Wall Art

Vintage Easter postcard of dressed rabbits carrying eggs — vintage postcard
Vintage Easter postcard of dressed rabbits carrying eggs. 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.)

Description

Vintage Easter postcard of dressed rabbits carrying eggs comes to life in this vintage postcard, 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. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Vintage Easter postcard of dressed rabbits carrying eggs

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Anthropomorphized rabbits in waistcoats and bonnets, carrying baskets and eggs, became a staple of Easter illustration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when printed postcards were mass-produced and widely mailed. This card belongs to that tradition, where the Easter Bunny was shown as a cheerful human-like figure hauling eggs. Its appeal lies in the playful costuming and bright color, which were typical of the holiday cards that circulated as greetings in that era. Such cards also reveal how the rabbit, a spring symbol tied to fertility and new life, became fixed in popular culture as the gift-giver of Easter.

Original scan615 × 962 px
ReferenceEaster (43)

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