
Victorian Cupid Valentine Card with Flower Basket & Heart
Description
A giant red heart dominates this charming Victorian-era Valentine's greeting card, cradling a cherubic Cupid with golden curls and rosy cheeks, complete with white feathered wings. The winged cherub pushes a wheelbarrow overflowing with colorful pink and red flowers across the composition, set against a cream background with ornate decorative borders featuring intricate filigree detailing. Floral accents frame the lower portion of the design, enhancing the garden-romance aesthetic. The card's elaborate white-on-tan decorative border adds sophistication and depth, making it a quintessential example of period Valentine ephemera.
Subjects
Cupid, cherub, flowers, heart, wheelbarrow, wings
Printing Notes
Die-cut ornamental border with detailed filigree pattern. Chromolithographic printing with hand-applied color effects characteristic of 1880s-1890s production.







