Snapshots of the Past

Victorian die-cut scrap of a boy beside a red letter – Antique Wall Art

Victorian die-cut scrap of a boy beside a red letter — historic image
Victorian die-cut scrap of a boy beside a red letter. Historic image from the Religious collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

A window into the past: Victorian die-cut scrap of a boy beside a red letter, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Victorian die-cut scrap of a boy beside a red letter

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A small die-cut boy stands beside an oversized red letter, a pairing that hints at a greeting or message built around a single initial. Scraps like this were printed in color, cut along their outlines, and pasted into albums and greeting cards, where children and adults traded and collected them. Produced in large numbers in England and America during the later 1800s, many surviving examples show fading and wear from handling, which is part of their appeal.

Original scan583 × 1,002 px
ReferenceA7

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