Cupid carrying a giant heart Valentine postcard – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This vintage postcard of Cupid carrying a giant heart Valentine postcard brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. 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.
Cupid carrying a giant heart Valentine postcard
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Cupid is shown here hauling an oversized heart, a playful exaggeration that sets this card apart from the more modest sweethearts and flowers that fill most Valentine designs of its era. Postcards like this one were a major part of the Valentine trade in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when cheap color printing and the postal system made it easy to send a greeting for a penny or two. Cards of this type often mixed sentiment with humor, and the winged Cupid, borrowed from classical mythology, was a familiar figure for romantic messages. Look closely at the lettering and border, which can help date the card and show how printers marketed affection to ordinary buyers.
| Original scan | 957 × 1,500 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Img41 |
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