Many Happy Returns of the Day: elves and goblins verse card – Antique Print
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This rare historic image captures Many Happy Returns of the Day: elves and goblins verse card in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Many Happy Returns of the Day: elves and goblins verse card
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Rather than a sacred scene, this card pairs a playful birthday wish, "Many Happy Returns of the Day," with a verse and a cast of elves and goblins. Illustrated greeting cards of this kind became popular in the later nineteenth century, when color lithography made inexpensive cards widely available and fairy folklore was a favorite theme in Victorian art and children's books. People exchanged such cards at birthdays and holidays, and their small fantasy figures show how easily folklore had entered everyday sentiment. Look at how the verse and the creatures work together to turn a simple wish into something whimsical.
| Original scan | 931 × 636 px |
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| Reference | Fairies & Elves (23) |
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