Victorian 'With Love' Greeting Card - Girl with Fan & Flowers
Text on Card
With Love
Description
Warmth and romantic sentiment radiate from this charming Victorian greeting card, which celebrates femininity through its delicately rendered young girl in period dress. She wears an elaborate ensemble featuring a pink bodice with white skirt trimmed in pale yellow, complemented by a whimsical patterned bonnet adorned with colorful accents. The figure holds an ornamental fan decorated with a heart motif, while a golden heart charm dangles from a ribbon in her hand—symbolic of the amorous sentiment. A vibrant blue vase overflowing with red flowers occupies the lower left corner, reinforcing the romantic theme. The warm olive-gold background enhances the card's vintage appeal and nostalgic charm. The bold 'With Love' inscription in decorative script confirms this as a Valentine's Day greeting, making it a quintessential example of sentimental Victorian gift-giving culture.
Subjects
young girl, fan, heart charm, red flowers, bonnet, Victorian dress
Printing Notes
Embossed and gilt details visible on fan and heart ornaments; textured background suggests quality Victorian lithographic production
