Vintage Valentine's Day Greeting Card with Children and Red Roses

Behind the starry blue background lurks a checkered border giving the whole scene the vibe of a Delft pottery piece that went through a concerning editorial meeting. Inside the gold heart frame, two rosy-cheeked children in Dutch folk costumes — one in a brown hat and green jacket, one in a white bonnet and yellow outfit — are locked in a grip that can only be described as 'aggressively affectionate.' Red roses flank the heart on both sides, because nothing says 'wholesome Valentine' like staging what appears to be a medieval Dutch child's restraining order in a tile-bordered frame. And yet here we are, staring into the grinning faces of history's most committed juvenile romantics.