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Victorian die-cut scrap of a child with flower garland and pink ribbon – Vintage Wall Art

Victorian die-cut scrap of a child with flower garland and pink ribbon — historic image
Victorian die-cut scrap of a child with flower garland and pink ribbon. 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.)

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Step back in time with Victorian die-cut scrap of a child with flower garland and pink ribbon, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Victorian die-cut scrap of a child with flower garland and pink ribbon

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Few subjects in the Victorian scrap trade were as popular as children dressed as angels, and this die-cut example pairs a small winged figure with a garland of flowers and a pink ribbon. Scraps like this were printed in sheets, cut out by hand or by machine, and pasted into albums, greeting cards and keepsake books, where the bright chromolithographed colors and embossed edges made them prized. The angel-and-child theme drew on a long tradition of religious imagery, but by the late nineteenth century such figures had also become sentimental decoration for holidays and family occasions. Collectors today value these scraps as everyday artifacts that show how ordinary households handled faith, childhood and ornament at the same time.

Original scan647 × 894 px
ReferenceAngels045

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