Victorian Cupid Valentine Card - Angel Crafting Love 1890s

A cherub in a red dress with wings raised and hammer at the ready stands at an anvil forging human hearts like some kind of deranged cardiac blacksmith, because apparently the most romantic gesture is manufacturing love at a literal forge. The furnace blazing behind him and the tongs gripping a heart mid-anvil suggest this cupid has fully committed to a metallurgical approach to Valentine's Day, which honestly tracks with how relationships feel. Several finished hearts and what appear to be gold rings are scattered on the ground, casualties of his workshop, while forget-me-nots bloom cheerfully below as if to say 'don't worry, the heart fabrication is going great.' The text 'To my Valentine' confirms that yes, this industrial-scale emotional manufacturing is the most romantic thing someone in the early 1900s could think of.