3439 – Victorian Witch Cards

Physical description:

Two greetings cards depicting witches in Victorian-era dresses, on foamboard. They are holding brooms and have various animals - snakes, toads, mice etc. - on their skirts. One has a black cat on her shoulder.

Museum classification:

Images of Witchcraft

Size:

22 cm X 15 cm

Information:

Taken from illustrations by Lilian Young in the book 'Fancy Dresses Described, or What to Wear at Fancy Balls' by Ardern Holt (Debenham & Freebody / Edward Arnold, London 1896).

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Paper, foamboard

Taken from illustrations by Lilian Young in the book 'Fancy Dresses Described, or What to Wear at Fancy Balls' by Ardern Holt (Debenham & Freebody / Edward Arnold, London 1896).