Hand-colored postcard of a couple embracing with a flower bouquet – Historic Reproduction
(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: Hand-colored postcard of a couple embracing with a flower bouquet, preserved in this vintage postcard. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Hand-colored postcard of a couple embracing with a flower bouquet
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Cupid, the winged boy with bow and arrow, is the figure this card leans on, and the hand-coloring gives it a soft, sentimental glow typical of early twentieth-century greetings. Postcards like this were a popular way to send affection through the mail, often printed in large runs and colored by hand or by workers using stencils and tinted inks. The couple's embrace and the bouquet follow the conventions of romantic illustration of the period, when Valentine's Day cards grew into a major commercial trade. Look closely at the pastel tones and the soft outlines, which show how card makers balanced mass production with a personal, handmade look.
| Original scan | 729 × 1,156 px |
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| Reference | Img85 |
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