Prang's Valentine Cards – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Prang's Valentine Cards brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Prang's Valentine Cards
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Louis Prang, a Boston lithographer, is widely credited with making the mass-produced greeting card popular in the United States, and his valentines of the 1880s show how far the trade had come. By 1883 his firm was printing elaborate cards with embossed paper, lace-like fringes, and bright chromolithographed flowers, cupids, and doves. Victorian senders often chose a card for its decoration as much as its verse, so the lavish layering here reflects both the printing technology of the day and the sentimental taste of the buyers. The card is a good window into how Valentine's Day moved from handmade tokens to a commercial holiday.
| Created / published | 1883 |
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| Notes | Boston, L. Prang & Co |
| Original scan | 1,998 × 3,000 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | VAL-10 |
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