Vintage Valentine's Day Greeting Card with Children, 1900s
Text on Card
Valentine Greetings Won't you swap your heart for mine? And be my little Valentine.
Description
Soft greens and warm reds saturate this charming Edwardian-era Valentine's greeting featuring two sweetly rendered children in period dress. The girl wears a vibrant green dress with a white lace collar and green bow in her hair, clutching a red heart, while the blonde boy in olive jacket and blue knickerbockers holds his own red heart behind his back. Adorned with a decorative scalloped border embellished with small red hearts, this chromolithograph exemplifies early 20th-century romantic sentiment. The delicate coloring and hand-drawn quality create an endearingly innocent tableau, while the inscribed verse captures the playful courtship traditions of the era.
Subjects
children, boy, girl, red hearts, Edwardian clothing, scalloped border with red heart motifs
Printing Notes
Scalloped die-cut border with embossed details. Decorative strawberry and floral embellishments at corners and borders.
