"Halloween," 1908-1910
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Artifact Overview
The first American Halloween gatherings were designed as matchmaking parties for young people, with games to "predict" matrimonial futures and ample opportunity for innocent flirtation. Friends and neighbors often exchanged seasonal greeting postcards - such as this colorful example from the early 1900s - that reflected these traditions.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1908-1910
Subject Date
1908-1910
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Illustration by artist Ellen Clapsaddle; published by International Art Publishing Company of New York, New York and Berlin, Germany
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2007.53.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Embossing (Technique)
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front: "O, is my true love / tall and grand? / O, is my / sweetheart / bonny?" / HALLOWE'EN
Handwritten in ink on back: A Happy Hallow'een / to you from Charles / P.S. I have a little / tiger kitten named / Sport and a black / bob-tailed kitty named / Bobby no Robert. See if / both of them don't / beat Tommy not / Thomas oh no. / Charles
Addressed on back: Miss Helen L. Brownell / North Westport / Mass
Postmarked: Newport R I / Oct 29 / 630 AM / 1910
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