The Night Before Christmas embossed postcard, child and Santa – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare vintage postcard captures The Night Before Christmas embossed postcard, child and Santa in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. 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.
The Night Before Christmas embossed postcard, child and Santa
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Santa Claus and a small child share the frame in this embossed postcard, a style that was especially popular in the early 1900s, when printers used raised relief and bright inks to give holiday cards a tactile, almost sculptural quality. The title points to Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which did much to shape the modern image of Santa as a jolly, sleigh-riding gift-giver arriving on Christmas Eve. Cards like this one were mailed in large numbers during the era, so they capture how the holiday's sentimental traditions were being spread to households across the country. Worth noticing is the embossing itself, which adds texture to the costume and background and was a costly finish that made these cards feel special to the people who sent them.
| Original scan | 1,250 × 1,929 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | NV1-650 |
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