A Merry Christmas postcard with child and poinsettias – Antique Wall Art
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This vintage postcard of A Merry Christmas postcard with child and poinsettias brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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A Merry Christmas postcard with child and poinsettias
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A child in a winter coat and cap stands among clusters of red poinsettias, the blooms that became the most recognizable symbol of the holiday season in the United States. Holiday postcards like this one were popular in the early twentieth century, when color lithography made cheap, cheerful greetings easy to mail, and sending one was a way to wish friends a merry Christmas across great distances. Poinsettias themselves are native to Mexico and were promoted in the United States after Joel Poinsett, the first U.S. minister to Mexico, sent cuttings home in the 1820s. Their pairing with a child here reflects the sentimental style of the period's greeting cards.
| Original scan | 518 × 830 px |
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| Reference | 100 (99) |
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