{"product_id":"christmas-reversed-victorian-christmas-card","title":"Christmas Reversed – Victorian Christmas Greeting Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderfully bizarre \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictorian Christmas card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e entitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas Reversed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring the traditional Christmas dinner brought exuberantly to life - with a fiddle-playing hare, dancing Christmas pudding, a striding bottle and a festive joint of meat, accompanied by a rather bewildered-looking half-plucked goose. Christmas Reversed indeed - the meats, pudding and booze have effectively unionised.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDating from the late 19th century, the design gleefully turns the Victorian Christmas feast into its own festive procession. Food, kitchen utensils and animals dance together amongst sprigs of holly, creating a gloriously nonsensical scene that seems to require no explanation beyond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Merry Christmas to You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarefully restored from the original Victorian card, the design preserves the colour, character and wonderfully peculiar details of the period artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Blank inside for your own message\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Deep green envelopes included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5 × 7 in (12.7 × 17.8 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fully printed front and back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA little piece of Christmas history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurn each card over to find the title and approximate date of the original Victorian design, together with a framed detail from the artwork. The fully printed backs have been individually designed to complement each card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, the five cards offer a glimpse into the wonderfully eccentric world of Victorian Christmas greetings - sometimes charming, sometimes funny and occasionally rather unsettling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in rich colour on silk-finish art card, giving the original illustrations depth and vibrancy while retaining their vintage character. Each card comes with a deep green envelope, chosen to complement the rich reds, aged creams and period colours of the artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in the UK using eco-friendly toner on card made from sustainably sourced pulp and produced as part of the Carbon Capture Programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/strong\u003e as part of curated sets of five and ten cards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58156014731646,"sku":"GC57VCWC06","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/0386\/4958\/files\/Christmas-reversed-a-merry-Christmas-to-you-pudding-hare-violin-weird-victorian-funny-creepy-greeting-card-in-situ-2_4330eae5-913d-49d3-af83-499ed4912c53.jpg?v=1791231411","url":"https:\/\/strandclothing.co.uk\/products\/christmas-reversed-victorian-christmas-card","provider":"Strand Clothing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}