Victorian Christmas card of angel with lilies – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Victorian Christmas card of angel with lilies. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Victorian Christmas card of angel with lilies
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Angels bearing lilies were a favorite motif on Victorian Christmas cards, and this one shows the pairing that made the lily such a recognizable emblem of the season. The lily carried associations with the Annunciation and with purity, so a winged messenger holding one fit the sentiment of the holiday well. Cards like this were typically printed in chromolithography, with several colored stones layered to build soft, glowing tones. Their makers sold them by the thousands in the 1870s and 1880s, when exchanging cards had become a fashionable custom in Britain and America.
| Original scan | 505 × 803 px |
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| Reference | Angels004 |
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