Victorian Cupid Valentine Card with Forget-Me-Not Flowers

The decision to give this chubby, dark-haired cherub a disturbingly smug smirk while draping him in a fluttering pink sash that covers absolutely nothing useful raises immediate questions about Victorian taste. He clutches what appears to be a golden arrow while aggressively shoving it into a large red heart — because apparently the best way to express 'loving greeting and regard' is through a winged infant committing cardiac vandalism. The forget-me-not garland border, festooned with jaunty purple bows, frames this scene with the cheerful indifference of someone decorating a crime scene with streamers. The cherub's flower crown and tiny bare feet give off 'innocent woodland sprite' energy, but that knowing sidelong grin suggests this baby has seen things — things the Victorian era was apparently perfectly comfortable mass-producing and mailing to loved ones.