Christmas card with halo figure and holly – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Christmas card with halo figure and holly brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Christmas card with halo figure and holly
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A haloed figure set among sprigs of holly gives this card its character, pairing a religious image with one of the most familiar plant emblems of the season. Holly has long been linked with Christmas in Britain and North America, its evergreen leaves and red berries standing for endurance and the turning of winter. Printed greeting cards of this kind grew popular in the later 19th century, when mass production made sending seasonal wishes common. The halo borrows from older devotional painting, so the card blends sacred imagery with the domestic, sentimental tone of holiday correspondence. Its small scale and decorative detail reflect how these cards were meant to be kept and displayed in the home.
| Original scan | 516 × 818 px |
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| Reference | Easter (144) |
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