Victorian Valentine Cherub Love Heart Greeting Card Die-Cut
Text on Card
Dan Cupid brings my heart to you, You'll find it faithful warm and true.
Description
Sporting a pink sash and delicate wings, a plump cherub sits atop an oversized red heart, holding aloft a smaller red heart with a flame rising from it. The cupid gazes toward the flaming heart in this charming Victorian-era Valentine's Day greeting card. The card employs the popular die-cut technique with an ornate, lace-like border of intricate scrollwork and botanical elements, including delicate pink roses in the upper right and yellow and purple pansies in the lower left that frame the composition. The gingham-patterned background provides a homey contrast to the elaborate gold-embossed borders, creating a layered aesthetic typical of Victorian sentiment cards. A decorative motif of two small hearts pierced by an arrow appears at the bottom of the central heart. The romantic message promises devotion and affection, rendered in elegant script across the heart's surface.
Subjects
cherub, cupid, flaming heart, heart, flowers, roses, pansies, lace border, arrow
Printing Notes
Die-cut shaped card with elaborate gold-embossed lace-like border. Chromolithographic printing with layered composition technique. Gingham pattern background suggests multi-block printing.
