Victorian Valentine Card with Children in Green Winter Coats

Red hearts, envelopes, and what appears to be a satchel full of additional correspondence suggest these children are conducting a formal, heavily documented heart exchange — one clutching a red heart like it's a business transaction while also holding an envelope with a heart seal, the other dangling yet another envelope from a red-strapped satchel, because apparently one declaration of love was insufficient and they needed backup documentation. The boy's expression is that of a child who has been coached extensively on 'looking romantic' and landed somewhere closer to 'vaguely threatening real estate agent.' Overhead, a garland of blue forget-me-nots frames a single enormous red heart suspended from the top center like a Valentine's Day piñata nobody's allowed to hit, while the text 'Sweet Valentine / My heart is thine' and 'To my Sweetheart' bookend the scene with the energy of a hostage negotiation conducted entirely in cursive.