Valentine greetings card with sailor child holding heart – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Valentine greetings card with sailor child holding heart brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Valentine greetings card with sailor child holding heart
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A sailor-suited child cradling a heart sets this valentine apart from the roses, cupids and lace that dominated the genre. Sailor suits became fashionable for young boys in the later 19th century, partly thanks to their association with navy uniforms and the rise of seaside holidays, so a card built around one reflects the sentimental imagery of its era. Valentines of this period were often mass-produced with embossed or chromolithographed designs and were exchanged between family members, friends and sweethearts. Notice how the cheerful, idealized child carries the sentiment, a common device in Victorian and Edwardian greeting cards.
| Original scan | 516 × 804 px |
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| Reference | Img186 |
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