Victorian Valentine's Day Greeting Card with Cherub and Heart

Victorian Valentine's Day Greeting Card with Cherub and Heart

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OccasionValentine
EraVictorian (1870-1900)
Decade1880s-1890s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorscrimson red, teal blue, golden yellow, soft pink, sage green
Vibesromantic, elegant

Text on Card

Affection's Offering

Description

From the height of the Victorian era comes this enchanting Valentine's greeting, showcasing a golden-haired cherub in a flowing turquoise dress, tenderly clutching a vibrant crimson heart. The figure wears a charming straw hat and red stockings, standing against an ornate floral border of teal and pink blooms with intricate botanical details. Larger pink roses frame the composition at top and bottom, while delicate foliage weaves throughout the design. The card epitomizes Victorian sentimentality with its chromolithographic printing technique, creating rich color saturation and dimensional depth characteristic of premium greeting cards from this period.

Subjects

child, heart, flowers, roses, pink wild roses, forget-me-nots, floral border, straw hat, red stockings

Printing Notes

Embossed and die-cut with ornamental border. Multiple color layers with gold leaf accents on cherub's hat.

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