A Valentine Message: green parakeets around a red heart – Antique 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 A Valentine Message: green parakeets around a red heart, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. 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.
A Valentine Message: green parakeets around a red heart
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Few Valentine cards of this era rely on birds as much as this one does. Green parakeets crowd around a single red heart, their bright plumage set against the bold color of the heart so that the sentiment reads at a glance. Postcards like this were popular in the early twentieth century, when Valentine's Day greetings were often sent by mail and printed with lithographed images of flowers, cupids, and small animals. Look closely at the pattern of the birds, which were drawn to suggest a playful, almost festive mood rather than a formal greeting.
| Original scan | 1,084 × 1,668 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | SCAN0000 |
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