Victorian Girl Holding Strawberry Basket Greeting Card

Victorian Girl Holding Strawberry Basket Greeting Card

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OccasionValentine
EraVictorian
Decade1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsred, pink, cream, green, flesh-tone
Vibesnaive, whimsical

Text on Card

Sincere affection

Description

Innocent charm radiates from this Victorian-era greeting card, which features a young girl in a pink patterned dress holding aloft a woven basket overflowing with ripe red strawberries and delicate white flowers. The figure stands confidently with arms raised, displaying the bounty with pride. Her dark hair is adorned with a white headpiece, and she wears period-appropriate clothing with a ruffled collar. The die-cut format and chromolithographic printing are characteristic of high-quality Victorian greeting cards. A ground line at the base suggests a garden setting, completing this cheerful harvest-themed design.

Subjects

young girl, strawberries, flowers, harvest, basket, abundance

Printing Notes

Hand-colored die-cut lithograph with embossed details. Characteristic stippled and textured printing technique typical of 1890s chromolithography.

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