Children with a giant egg, Easter postcard – Antique Print
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Step back in time with Children with a giant egg, Easter postcard, a vintage postcard rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Children with a giant egg, Easter postcard
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Children gather around an oversized egg in this Easter postcard, a sentimental genre that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Such cards were mass-produced by printers in Europe and North America and mailed as holiday greetings, often combining bright chromolithographic color with scenes of childhood, flowers, and spring. The giant egg, a stand-in for the nest or the basket of ordinary Easter eggs, reflects the way these cards turned a religious feast of renewal into a cheerful, family-centered celebration. Look closely at the children's clothing and poses, which show the fashions and sentimental tastes of the period.
| Original scan | 520 × 825 px |
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| Reference | Easter (366) |
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