Merry Christmas and Happy New Year greeting card with woman and cats – Vintage Print
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Step back in time with Merry Christmas and Happy New Year greeting card with woman and cats, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year greeting card with woman and cats
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A holiday greeting card showing a woman with cats is an unusual fit for a board on food and drink, and the pairing says something about how these cards were used. Seasonal cards of this kind were often sent by mail in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when printers produced sentimental illustrations for Christmas and New Year's wishes. Scenes of domestic comfort, such as a warm kitchen or a cat curled near the hearth, were common motifs, and the food-related setting likely reflects that tradition of hearth and table imagery. Look closely at the details of the woman's dress and the cats' poses, which reveal the decorative conventions of the period's commercial greeting cards.
| Original scan | 825 × 530 px |
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| Reference | 216 |
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