Christmas greeting card with couple and mistletoe – Historic Print
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Christmas greeting card with couple and mistletoe comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Christmas greeting card with couple and mistletoe
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Mistletoe hangs above the pair in this Christmas greeting card, a detail that ties the scene to the old custom of stealing a kiss beneath the plant during the holidays. The board places it among Valentine's Day images, which makes sense given how often Victorian cards blurred romance and seasonal sentiment. Cards like this were mass-produced in the later nineteenth century, when printers used chromolithography to add color to sentimental scenes and the exchange of cards became a popular way to express affection. Look closely at the couple's clothing and poses, which show the courtly, gently flirtatious tone that made such cards so widely sent.
| Original scan | 528 × 811 px |
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| Reference | Img63 |
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