A Valentine Thought – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures A Valentine Thought in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. 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.
A Valentine Thought
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Its title, *A Valentine Thought*, points to a card meant to carry a sentiment rather than a joke, which was a common aim for the printed valentines that grew popular in the United States and Britain during the nineteenth century. Such cards were often exchanged in person or sent by post, and many were decorated with lace, embossed paper, ribbon, or hand-colored flowers. Their wording leaned toward affection and gentle hope, and today they offer a record of how ordinary people expressed romance. The feeling in a piece like this often sits in its small decorative details as much as in any single image.
| Original scan | 528 × 820 px |
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| Reference | Img11 |
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