Antique Easter Cards by Ellen Clapsaddle

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Ellen H. Clapsaddle created numerous Easter cards in the Golden Era of postcards. They were published in dozens of countries, often varying in design only by details. Despite her huge commercial success, the beginning of the First World War destroyed her and her partners financially and hundreds, maybe even thousands of her originals were destroyed. Still, her cards, including Easter greetings, are relatively easily accessible.

This post is dedicated to Clapsaddle's designs for the Easter holidays. They are arranged by themes.

Oh joy of Easter morning

The sadness all is past.

Oh, hope sublime now dawning,

We too shall rise at last.

Kids can be more or less active. The next set of Easter postcards features them with flowers and greenery in general. Easter is all about the return of life and flowers perfectly represent that.

Classic choices for Easter flowers are Easter lilies, violets, forget-me-nots, and others.

He

who slumbered

in the grave,

Is exalted now

to save

Alleluia!

Another popular symbol of growth and new life is chickens. They are playful, funny, and cute. Their yellow color resembles the sun.

Aren't they adorable?

Of course, we can't make an article about Easter greetings without Easter eggs.

Some of the Easter eggs are true art pieces.

For the grand finale, we prepared a few Easter greeting designs with Easter bunnies.

The Easter Bunny is a mysterious creature with mythological roots.

With these cute images, we conclude our journey through Easter postcards by Ellen Clapsaddle. We hope you enjoyed it and learned a few things about Easter symbols by the way.