
Victorian Valentine's Day Greeting Card with Girl and Heart
Text on Card
ST. VALENTINE'S GREETING.
Description
Soft pastels wash over this enchanting Victorian Valentine's greeting, which celebrates love with a charming young girl dressed in elegant period attire. The figure wears a pink petal-styled blouse with puffed sleeves and delicate lace trim and a flowing blue skirt, adorned with a floral headdress featuring pink petals and green leaves. A prominent deep red heart with green stem and leaves floats beside her, symbolizing the Valentine's sentiment. The delicate chromolithographic printing exemplifies the romantic aesthetic of late 19th-century greeting card design. The card's graceful composition and detailed textile rendering showcase the technical skill of Victorian commercial illustration.
Subjects
young girl, heart, flowers, Valentine's Day, romantic figure
Printing Notes
Embossed details visible on heart and clothing. Hand-tinted chromolithographic printing with fine gradation in fabric rendering.







