Why Are There Dead Birds on Victorian Christmas Cards?

One of the more curious recurring images on 19th-century Christmas cards is the dead bird, which may symbolize mortality, or something more ritualistic.

Christmas Cards Archives - Hyperallergic

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A Victorian Christmas Card Of Two Birds Looking At A Poster Of A Bag Of Birds For Christmas By English School, Victorian Xmas Cards

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Victorian christmas cards – Artofit

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Head-scratching Victorian Christmas cards - Recollections Blog

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