1910 Winsch Whittier Christmas Poem & Portrait Postcard
This evocative 1910 artist-signed Winsch postcard is a tribute to both Christmas and one of America’s great poets, John Greenleaf Whittier.
At the top, a finely embossed cameo portrait of Whittier rests above the opening stanza of his heartfelt Christmas poem: “The heart must ring thy Christmas Bells, Thy inward altars raise, Its faith and hope, thy canticles, and its obedience, praise.” The illuminated script gleams with gilded accents, lending the verse a sacred, reverent tone.
Winsch postcards are highly sought-after for their literary beauty and artistic excellence, and this one, blending poetry, portraiture, and Edwardian design, captures the spirit of the season with timeless grace.