Victorian Valentine Cherubs Building Love - Vintage Greeting Card
Text on Card
To my Valentine
Description
Framed within climbing vines and rustic architectural elements, this enchanting Victorian Valentine depicts two cherubic cupids engaged in a blacksmith or forge scene. One winged cherub holds a large hammer raised overhead, striking hearts on what appears to be an anvil or stump, while his companion holds red hearts and watches. A forge or furnace glows in the background, and a basket of red hearts sits to the right. The scene is rendered in rich chromolithograph tones, exemplifying the sentimental romanticism of late-19th-century greeting card art.
Subjects
cherubs, cupids, hearts, ivy, basket, hammer, anvil, forge/furnace, tools, blacksmith labor
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithographic print with embossed border details characteristic of premium Victorian greeting cards
