{"product_id":"weird-victorian-christmas-postcards-set-2","title":"Weird Victorian Christmas Postcards – Set of 10 Vintage Illustrations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Very Weird Victorian Christmas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas in Victorian times was apparently a rather peculiar affair. Dancing vegetables, eccentric animals, unexpected dinner guests and creatures behaving in ways that defy all reasonable explanation - these wonderfully strange illustrations offer a glimpse into the more surreal side of nineteenth-century festive celebrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection brings together \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eten different Victorian Christmas illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carefully reproduced as a set of classic A6 postcards. Wonderfully imaginative, mischievous and occasionally downright baffling, they're perfect for anyone who prefers their festive greetings with a little eccentricity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet of 10 postcards, each featuring a different vintage illustration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e A6 (105 × 148 mm \/ 4.1 × 5.8 inches)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Satin-coated fronts for vivid colour reproduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classic postcard layout, uncoated and suitable for writing with ordinary pens and pencils\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed in the UK using eco-inks on recycled paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Curious Christmas Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the peculiar characters you'll encounter are a distinguished parsnip gentleman, an extravagantly dressed cat, a festive polar bear, a rather sociable (or sinister?) goat, courting frogs and ducks, and a Christmas dinner that appears to have developed a life of its own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictorian Christmas illustrations were not always the cosy, sentimental scenes we associate with the period today. Alongside familiar robins, snowy landscapes and holly, nineteenth-century artists embraced absurd humour, anthropomorphic vegetables, strange animals and wonderfully unexpected situations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese postcards celebrate that lesser-known side of Victorian Christmas — where the festive season could be every bit as surreal as it was sentimental.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSend Them, Frame Them, Keep Them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for sending an unusual Christmas greeting, slipping into a gift, adding to a scrapbook, framing as miniature works of art or displaying among your festive decorations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd if you find them simply too peculiar to part with, we entirely understand. ♡\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58367789400446,"sku":"PCVCWC02","price":9.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/0386\/4958\/files\/Victorian-Christmas-postcards-funny-creepy-weird-Xmas-New-Year-Vintage-art-postal-card-set-pack-10.jpg?v=1793542348","url":"https:\/\/strandclothing.co.uk\/products\/weird-victorian-christmas-postcards-set-2","provider":"Strand Clothing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}