Victorian Valentine's Day Card with Child & Red Hearts

Victorian Valentine's Day Card with Child & Red Hearts

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OccasionValentine
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsred, cream, gold, blue, pink
Vibesromantic, elegant

Text on Card

With Love's Greeting

Description

Framed within a composition of suspended crimson hearts pierced by an arrow and connected by blue ribbons, a charming Victorian Valentine's greeting card features a cherubic child dressed in an elaborate red velvet costume with a ruffled white collar and matching red bonnet adorned with pink feathers. The young figure holds a scroll or paper roll with a pink ribbon while standing beneath the hearts, also clutching a string of small dangling heart charms. A festive garland of smaller hearts drapes across the composition with cheerful abundance. The cream-colored card stock and chromolithographic printing exemplify the sentimental aesthetic of late-19th-century Valentine's cards, complete with the heartfelt message 'With Love's Greeting' inscribed below.

Subjects

child, hearts, Valentine, ribbons, garland, small heart charms, scroll/paper, arrow piercing hearts

Printing Notes

Die-cut or embossed elements suggested by dimensional heart shapes; chromolithographic printing with hand-colored details typical of premium Victorian Valentine cards.

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