Winged fairy and child among roses, Bonne Fête card – Vintage Wall Art
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This historic image of Winged fairy and child among roses, Bonne Fête card brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful 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.
Winged fairy and child among roses, Bonne Fête card
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Winged fairies and children among roses were a favorite motif on greeting cards of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and this one is labeled a Bonne Fête card, a French-language greeting for a saint's day or name day. Such cards were typically sent to wish a friend or relative well on the feast day of their patron saint, which in France and Catholic Europe often mattered as much as a birthday. The fairy figure, hovering over a child in a garden of roses, blends the sentimental tastes of the period with the Victorian habit of using winged messengers to suggest blessing and protection. Notice how the floral border and soft coloring were meant to make the card feel like a small, personal gift.
| Original scan | 962 × 612 px |
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| Reference | Fairies & Elves (18) |
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