Elf holding blue flowers, Many Happy Returns of the Day card – Vintage Wall Art
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Elf holding blue flowers, Many Happy Returns of the Day card comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Elf holding blue flowers, Many Happy Returns of the Day card
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A fairy in a green frock stands with an armful of blue flowers, the subject of this card titled "Many Happy Returns of the Day." Birthday greetings like this one were a staple of the late Victorian and Edwardian years, when illustrated cards were mass-produced in Britain and America and sent to mark birthdays, Christmas and other occasions. Artists of the period often drew elves and fairies in a sentimental, storybook manner, casting them as gentle messengers of goodwill. The card sits on the board's religious and angel category mainly by association, since its winged, fairy-like figure belongs to the same tradition of idealized, otherworldly visitors.
| Original scan | 650 × 910 px |
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| Reference | Fairies & Elves (16) |
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