A Happy Christmas (Santa Putting a Child in His Sack)

Unknown

Painted

c. 1900

Collection

Missouri History Museum

A Christmas postcard from around 1900 in which Santa Claus, in a snowy wood, lowers a startled child towards his big sack. The scene recalls the old European tradition that the Christmas visitor rewards good children and carries off naughty ones, though the open-mouthed child and the gold-starred red robe give it a comic edge. The gilt-spotted sack and the words A Happy Christmas at the top are the landmarks.

Object record (Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain

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