Romantic French postcard of a couple with printed verse – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Romantic French postcard of a couple with printed verse, a vintage postcard rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Romantic French postcard of a couple with printed verse
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Tucked into the Valentine's Day section, this French postcard stands out for the verse printed alongside its romantic couple, a feature that set many such cards apart from simple illustrations. Cards like this were part of a busy trade in sentimental greetings that flourished in Europe during the late 1800s and early 1900s, when a short rhyme could say what a shy sender could not. Look closely at the pairing of image and text, since the poem often did as much of the courting as the picture itself.
| Original scan | 588 × 916 px |
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| Reference | Img100 |
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