Antique Russian Easter Postcard with chicks and egg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
before 1918
This antique postcard is a vintage Russian Easter greeting card produced before 1918. The card is constructed from paper and measures approximately 5.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
The front illustration features a decorative scene of three small chicks around a large, cracked egg, accompanied by pussy willow sprigs. At the bottom of the card, a traditional Easter greeting is printed in Russian Cyrillic, which translates to "Christ is Risen!". The typography utilizes pre-reform Russian orthography, a key indicator that the piece was printed prior to the 1918 linguistic reforms in Russia. The card serves as a historical example of early 20th-century seasonal ephemera, capturing the artistic style and cultural traditions of the period.
Its physical condition includes signs of age-related wear, characteristic of a collectible item of this vintage. The design reflects the sentimental and festive aesthetic common to European and Russian holiday postcards during the early 1900s.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 5.5" x 3.5"
Design
- Obverse
- Chicks and egg illustration
- Inscription
- Христосъ Воскресе!
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Russian
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.