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The solemn owl and the pumpkin gay Will dance all night till break of day For this is Hallowe'en so jolly The time for fun and the night for folly!
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HALLOWE'EN JOLLITY!
The solemn owl and the pumpkin gay Will dance all night till break of day For this is Hallowe'en so jolly The time for fun and the night for folly!
Publisher: John O. Winsch (American, 1910–1915)
1913
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph and metallic pigment on embossed card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.8533
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: DESIGN COPYRIGHTED JOHN WINSCH 1913.
Back: divided. Used.
PRINTED IN GERMANY.
Back: divided. Used.
PRINTED IN GERMANY.
InscriptionsYes.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)