Victorian Angels Red Ribbon Vintage Greeting Card

Victorian Angels Red Ribbon Vintage Greeting Card

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OccasionChristmas
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorssage green, crimson red, gold, pale cream, rosy pink
Vibesromantic, elegant

Description

Distinctive for its ethereal composition, this Victorian greeting card depicts two winged angels carrying a reclining figure on what appears to be a stretcher or cross-shaped frame draped with billowing pink fabric across a soft sage-green sky. Their delicate features and rosy complexions exemplify the sentimental aesthetic of the era. One angel wears red garments while the reclining figure is draped in pink. The angels gaze forward with serene expressions, their substantial feathered wings rendered in soft greens. This chromolithographed card celebrates the Victorian fascination with angelic figures and heavenly symbolism. The composition features trailing pink fabric that adds movement and grace to the ethereal scene.

Subjects

angels, winged figures, ribbon, pink fabric, cross/stretcher, sky

Printing Notes

Delicate color gradations in sky background; fine detail work on feathered wings; embossed gilded accents likely present

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