Victorian Valentine Girl with Double Hearts & Forget-Me-Nots
Text on Card
Loving greeting and regard
Description
Lush green leaves and cascading blue forget-me-nots form the romantic, garden-inspired base of this charming Victorian valentine, which features a rosy-cheeked girl in period costume standing atop oversized red hearts adorned with delicate blue flowers. The child wears an ornate dress with a decorative collar, white bonnet with red bows, and assumes a confident, hands-on-hips pose. This chromolithograph exemplifies the sentimental sweetness characteristic of late 19th-century valentine cards, blending children's portraiture with floral symbolism. The intricate die-cut design and vivid hand-colored details showcase the technical mastery of Victorian printing techniques, making this a treasured example of period correspondence art.
Subjects
young girl, hearts, forget-me-nots, Victorian costume, floral arrangement
Printing Notes
Die-cut design with embossed detailing. Hand-colored chromolithograph with metallic accents on the heart and bonnet ribbons.
