Valentine's Day · Valentines – Vintage 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's Day · Valentines in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable 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.
Valentine's Day · Valentines
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Valentine cards were a large part of the holiday's popular culture by the late 19th century, and this image belongs to that tradition of printed sentiment exchanged between friends, sweethearts and family. Valentines of this kind often combined decorative borders, flowers, doves and cupids with short verses, and many were produced in quantity by commercial printers who sold them in stationery shops and at seasonal markets. Collectors today value them as a window into how affection was expressed in print, from elaborate lace-paper designs to simple woodcut-style sheets.
| Original scan | 512 × 803 px |
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| Reference | Img196 |
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