Valentine card with cherub and heart basket, 'With my Love' – 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 Valentine card with cherub and heart basket, 'With my Love', a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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 has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Valentine card with cherub and heart basket, 'With my Love'
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A cherub carrying a heart-shaped basket gives this Valentine card its central image, and the words "With my Love" printed beneath it make the sentiment plain. Cards of this type were widely sold in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when mass-produced greetings with lace-like borders, embossed details and sentimental figures became a popular way to send affection by post. Cupid-style cherubs were a familiar shorthand for romantic love, borrowed from classical imagery and adapted for ordinary people exchanging tokens on February 14. The card's ornamental style reflects that era's taste for decorative sentiment.
| Original scan | 514 × 825 px |
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| Reference | Img193 |
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