1893 Vintage Antique Victorian Valentine Card -Gold Paper Lace & Cloth Fringe *

Description

Description: This 1893 Vintage Antique Victorian Valentine Card has Gold Pop Out Paper Lace & Real Cloth Fringe. The adorable die cut scrap of two girls is gorgeous. The gold pop out paper lace has pretty white flower on it. The picture behind the lace is also a pop out with a picture of people in a boat with Lilly pads in the water. This card is stunning and in perfect condition. On the back of card is the date and a signature.
History of Die Cuts: "
During the Victorian Era (1837-1901), middle-class households would often have a family scrap album, where the bits of paper collected each day could be collages onto its thick pages.
Ticket stubs
,
brochures
,
greeting cards
, newspaper clippings,
paper dolls
,
postcards
, business cards, ribbons, literary excerpts, and eventually
photographs
were all preserved on the pages of these memory books. In response to the scrap booking trend, 19th-century bookmakers designed blank albums with elaborate, tooled-leather covers, gilt paper edgings, and engraved clasps. The earliest materials explicitly produced as die-cut “scrap” for decorating homemade albums were black-and-white, hand-colored etchings. As lithography processes improved, bright colors, textured embossing, and glossy finishes were employed to enhance the printed imagery.
By the late 1800s,
Britain
,
Germany
, and the
United States
had become the leaders in such scrap production. Successful companies like Currier & Ives and Raphael Tuck & Sons created beautiful scrap pieces alongside smaller brands like Allen & Ginter and Littauer & Boysen. But the German die cuts are considered the best because of the details of their tooling process."
Measures 6-3/4" W x 9-1/2" H .
Condition: Corners and edges are sharp. Excellent condition.  The card is gorgeous and very old.
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