Pink rose and butterfly-winged child, chromolithograph postcard – Vintage Wall Art
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Step back in time with Pink rose and butterfly-winged child, chromolithograph postcard, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. 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.
Pink rose and butterfly-winged child, chromolithograph postcard
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Here a pink rose sits at the center of the composition, with a child whose wings are patterned like a butterfly's, a combination more typical of fairy illustration than of devotional art. Chromolithograph postcards like this one were produced in large runs, mostly in Europe and North America, from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. Printers used a separate stone for each color, so the bright pinks and blues were layered by hand, and the card's sentimental mood reflects the taste of its time for flowers, children and gentle symbolism. Its placement under Religious, beside angels, shows how easily cherubic and fairy imagery blended on cards of that era.
| Original scan | 618 × 974 px |
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| Reference | Fairies & Elves (70) |
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