Vintage Die-Cut Valentine Card with Mischievous Cherub, Early 1900s
Text on Card
I'll be your Valentine Have pity on my broken heart Help me try and mend it And be my loving Valentine— Anyway pretend it!
Description
"I'll be your Valentine" declares the text in elegant script across the oversized red heart held by this impish cherub with blonde hair and rosy cheeks. The playful figure stands in a dynamic pose, dressed in yellow-green clothing with red and blue striped socks, emanating youthful mischief in this charming die-cut Valentine. A verse printed on the base reads a sweet declaration of affection, creating a delightful three-dimensional greeting card typical of early-twentieth-century Valentine traditions. The distinctive die-cut construction and chromolithographic printing exemplify the ornamental sentimentality of Edwardian-era greeting cards.
Subjects
child, heart, romantic declaration, die-cut figure
Printing Notes
Three-dimensional die-cut construction with folded base; chromolithographic color printing with fine detail work
