A Gift of Love, Valentine card with cupid in heart – Antique Print
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A Gift of Love, Valentine card with cupid in heart comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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A Gift of Love, Valentine card with cupid in heart
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Cupid sits at the center of this card, drawn inside a heart, which is the detail that sets it apart from the many Valentine's images that show only hearts, flowers or doves. The printed title, "A Gift of Love," places the sentiment front and center, the way many late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century greeting cards did. Mass-produced valentines of this era were often sold in stationery shops and exchanged between sweethearts, friends and family, and the winged archer, the classical god of desire, gave makers an easy way to suggest romance without words. Look at how the illustration balances the heart shape with the figure's pose.
| Original scan | 508 × 824 px |
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| Reference | Img20 |
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