Valentine card: courting couple in period dress, 'To my Sweetheart' – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Valentine card: courting couple in period dress, 'To my Sweetheart' in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Valentine card: courting couple in period dress, 'To my Sweetheart'
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A courting couple in period dress makes up the centerpiece of this valentine, with the sentiment "To my Sweetheart" printed across the card as its only text. Valentine cards of this kind became popular in the later 19th century, when mass-produced lithographic printing made colorful sentimental greetings affordable for ordinary households. Senders often chose images of couples in fashionable clothing to suggest romance and respectability, and the card would have been exchanged by hand, sometimes tucked into a letter or left on a sweetheart's doorstep. The "Puppy Love" category on this board gathers cards that play on youthful affection, and this example shows how the genre drew on courtship customs of its day.
| Original scan | 510 × 808 px |
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| Reference | Img128 |
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