Victorian Era Greeting Cards

Colorful 19th-century mechanical greeting cards featuring children, flowers, and playful themes, showcasing intricate die-cut designs and chromolithography.

picture series children's games, Hopsasa my money is gone, what is the reason, I have a colorful hat and a long sword / Bildserie Kinderspiele, Hopsasa mein Geld ist weg, was ist daran gelegen, hab ich doch einen bunten Hut und einen langen Degen, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Valentine - Mechanical, layers of roses ca. 1875 Anonymous, British, 19th century. Valentine - Mechanical, layers of roses. Anonymous, British, 19th century. ca. 1875. Heavy card-stock, die-cut scraps, chromolithography, gilding, blue silk ribbon, white silk ribbon, tiny paper lace round doily

picture series children's games, Hopsasa my money is gone, what is the reason, I have a colorful hat and a long sword / Bildserie Kinderspiele, Hopsasa mein Geld ist weg, was ist daran gelegen, hab ich doch einen bunten Hut und einen langen Degen, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Photo series Flora's children, girls and flowers / Bilderserie Flora's Kinder, Mädchen und Blüten, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Picture series Fine Arts, Sculpture, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collective picture from the 19th century, exact date not known

O Fair Dove, from the Illustrated Songs series (N116) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1893 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Illustrated Songs" series (N116), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1893 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.. O Fair Dove, from the Illustrated Songs series (N116) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1893. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Bilderserie Eigenschaften der Blumen als Symbol fuer Vergissmeinnicht, Image series characteristics of flowers as a symbol of forget-me-not (Myosotis) (myosotis), digitally improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd, digitally restored reproduction of a collectible image from ca 1900, public domain

Flower fairy of lady's cushion, Armeria maritima, carrying a cushion with flower embroidery and tassles, and wearing a headdress and dress of flowers. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Walter Crane from A Flower Wedding, Cassell, London, 1905.

Calendar illustration representing October. French chromolithograph, 1890

Bilderserie Bildende Künste, Malerei, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Bufford's vegetable cards corn ca. 1887.

Decorative Panel, 1790s. Pierre Rousseau (French, 1751-1829). Oil on canvas; unframed: 264 x 85 x 3 cm (103 15/16 x 33 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.).

Valentine before 1880 Anonymous. Valentine. Anonymous. before 1880. White card stock with chromolithography, gold lithography, openwork lace paper

Serie die Planeten und ihre Sagenpersonen, der Jupiter / Series the planets and their saga characters, the Jupiter, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Murray & Lanman's Florida Water , Women, Fountains, Perfumes, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Picture series Fine Arts, Poetry, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century, exact date not known

Bilderserie Mädchen spielt mit einer Puppe: das zerrissene Höschen / Image series girl playing with a doll: the torn panties, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

'Where are you going to, my pretty maid '

Romantic postcard

Liebig series of picture puzzles XIV, Where is the mandolin and where is the eavesdropper hiding, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from c. 1900

Frears Bazaar. Alive with bargains in every department. Daily arrival of novelties. Witness the grand display and save money. , Men, Boys, Dogs, Flowers, Axes, Dry goods stores, 19th Century American Trade Cards

A shepherd and shepherdess, somewhat idealised. Date: 1876

'Corticelli' spool silk is thoroughly reliable. , Fairies, Moths, Silk, Thread, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Flower fairies of goosefoot, Chenopodium album, as a chef in apron with ladle, sage, Salvia officinalis, and houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum, as maids. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Walter Crane from A Flower Wedding, Cassell, London, 1905.

White holly frames. These frames are hand-painted. They come in white and light gray colors, and are a variety of design. Price, each, by mail, $1.00. White holly frames. These frames are hand-painted. They come in white and light gray colors, and are a variety of design. Price, each, by mail, $1.00

Series of male figures from Wagner operas, Tristan, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900

Badinguet. / Last incarnation / n ° 18.

The Drama is Making Long Strides / O'er an Oar, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Jokes'" series (N118), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards ca. 1891 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. The Drama is Making Long Strides / O'er an Oar, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. ca. 1891. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

The artistic child figure on the other side we wish you to keep by you as a reminder to purchase Tetley's Tea , Boys, Tea, 19th Century American Trade Cards

King of Hearts called for those Tarts & beat the knave full sore, Randolph Caldecott

Use Housekeepers Soap made by Hale, Teele & Bisbee, Cambridgeport, Mass.. Use Housekeepers Soap made by Hale, Teele & Bisbee, Cambridgeport, Mass.

Charabia qui a l'habitude de voir tout en noir, se dit qu'il chait che que ch'est et que cha ne che pachera pas comme cha. , Adults, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Serie Trachten und Kostüme aus der Oper, Arkadische Schäferin um 1700, Rosa und Oper Die Afrikanerin, Selikas / Series costumes and costumes from the opera, Arcadian shepherdess around 1700, pink and opera The African, Selikas, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

Valentine 1876 Kate Greenaway. Valentine. Kate Greenaway (British, London 1846-1901 London). 1876. White card stock with gilding; chromolithography, gold lithography, openwork lace paper

St. Valentine's Greeting 1912 Nostalgia Cards

'Two-Eyes and the Knight', 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert.

Three putti with a flower basket. Design for a painting.

2. Premier echec!. 2. Premier echec!

An amorous couple. Date: 16th century

Series modern technology, the airship, woman with a construction model of an airship, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from ca 1900

Humorous postcard card satirising British Freemasonry. 1905

Prescott's Golden Rye & Rock for coughs and lung disorders. , Women, Grains, Patent medicines, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Grand Duke. Grand Duke

Valentine ca. 1880 Kate Greenaway. Valentine. Kate Greenaway (British, London 1846-1901 London). ca. 1880. White card, figures shown in raised cameo embossing; printed with green background.

Ain't we in clover. "The Victor" - the best clover huller in the world.. Ain't we in clover. "The Victor" - the best clover huller in the world.

Use Acme Soap. Cut full pounds. Best bar soap made.. Use Acme Soap. Cut full pounds. Best bar soap made.

Picture series Aladdin with the magic lamp, 1883, Paris, Aladdin eavesdropping on the princess, Liebig picture, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

French womens costumes of the 15th century. Poetess Christine de Pizan writing in her room A, women in hennin headdresses B,D, and woman in tall headdress hawking on horseback C. From miniature paintings. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Elise von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

My Lady's Garden from the Quiver of Love Walter Crane (1845-1915 British) and Kate Greenaway (1846-1901 British)

Print, Flora Dispensing Her Favours on the Earth; After Richard Cosway (English, 1742 - 1821); stipple engraving on paper; 1919-17-5

Coasting, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1889 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Games and Sports" series of trading cards (N165) was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1889 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns all 50 cards in the series.. Coasting, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes 400648

Domestic Sewing Machine Company, "Yes on Condition That you buy me a Domestic with new Wood Work and Attachments", Trade Card, circa 1885

French Postcard, c1900. The artist is unknown.

Saraband, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the series "National Dances" (N225), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Brothers Cigarettes for Kinney Tobacco Company. There were two card variations issued within the series. Type 1 cards display a white border around the edges whereas Type 2 have no border.. Saraband, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Ilustration from Mother Goose. Author: JESSIE WILCOX SMITH.

Picture series Travelling young musicans, children as musicians, harp and lute, youthful queen, Spain / Bilderserie Fahrende Spielleutchen, Kinder als Musikanten, Harfe und Laute, jugendliche Königin, Spanien, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Picture series Chinese I (1880) (Paris), Woman painting a vase, Liebig picture, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

True Love (Valentine) 1835-1845 England. Lithograph with hand-coloring on purple-gray laid paper .

Compliments of the Domestic Sewing Machine Co. , Adults, Girls, Goats, Carts & wagons, Sewing machines, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Jean Bart (1650-1702) at the Court of Louis XIV (1638-1715), c.1910s. Artist: Unknown

Jean Caisse. Jean Caisse

Valentine - Constancy

The Era of Progress in Children's Literature, from Puck 1882-1902 United States. Color lithograph on newsprint . Frederick Burr Opper

Shall I Currier & Ives (American). , n.d. Hand-colored lithograph on wove paper, Sheet: 9 9/16 x 7 1/16 in. (24.3 x 18 cm). American Art n.d.

Alice in Wonderland (Part 3), who stole the tarts: the King had been busily writing in his notebook, circa 1900, London, by W. Butcher & Sons, Sir John Tenniel.

Illustrations by Caruchet, for the 1901 Novel 'Byblis' by Pierre Louys. Henri Emile Caruchet, 1873 - 1948) was a French illustrator in the Art nouveau style. Pierre Louys (1870 - 1925) was a French poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. Appointed an Officer of the Legion d'Honneur for his contributions to French literature. In Greek mythology, Byblis or Bublis was a daughter of Miletus. She fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother

A doctor's front door, with a chimney sweep, in the snow. Chromolithograph by John Leighton ("Luke Limner").

Quakeress , Women, Cigars, 19th Century American Trade Cards

The French allies have a wagon full of defeated Germans and our English brothers have a whole tub of beaten up Germans. Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich, 1878-1935. Prints, Posters. 1914. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Posters, Prussia (Kingdom)

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, the Chancellor, covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,

Carl Brünner created a color illustration for the general exhibition on hunting, fishing, and sport held in Cassel in 1889, showcasing sporting equipment and activities.

Xeres. Xeres

Carpet from the early 15th century depicting men and women hunting and playing boardgames. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by CR, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian National Museum from 18

Where are you going to my pretty maid/I'm going a milking Sir she said. Illustration by the English artist Walter Crane (1845-1915) for a book of nursery rhymes 'Sing a Song of Sixpence' (London, 1866). Colour-printed wood engraving.

Saalburg: Wasserholen fetching water Life in a Roman fort Nebel, Carl. 1907. still image. Reconstructions, Conjectural works, Postcards. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Armies , Roman , To 499, Forts & fortifications, Water carriers, Wells, Pails, Armor , To 499, Soldiers , Roman+ , To 499

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow

"If he smiled much more the ends of his mouth might meet behind," she thought Date: First published: 1872

Lincoln and Garfield - side-by-side portraits of Presidents Garfield and Lincoln surrounded by a floral arrangement covering a horseshoe.

Undue Haste, Harrison Fisher

Noel, 1902. George Auriol (French, 1863-1938). Image and sheet: 17.8 x 11.7 cm;

Three cupids ringing bellflowers, Campanula latifolia. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Walter Crane from A Flower Wedding, Cassell, London, 1905.

Little Lily's Alphabet: Young Harry!, Alphabet - Little Lilly

Vintage French postcard, c1900. The artist is unknown.

The new arlequin game / le nouveau jeu d'arlequin. Board game with a harlequin in the middle of the playing field that holds a bag in its opened hands with the figure 7. Around him a garland to which medallions hang with the numbers 2 to 12. At the top in the middle a shield. Under the show the rules in Dutch and in French in two columns. Numbered upper left: No. 84.

Aiming High (Will William Tell) by Elvgren, Gil (1914-1980)/ Private Collection/ 1959/ The United States/ Oil on canvas/ Pin-up/ Genre

The Illustrated London News made its debut in coloured journalism on the 22nd December 1855 when the first series of coloured printed pictures appeared in its Christmas supplement. They were the first to appear in any journal and were a landmark in English colour printing. The woodblocks and colouring, produced by George Cargill Leighton were rather crude, but proved enormously successful and a second batch of colour prints was swiftly commissioned by Herbert Ingram, appearing on May 10th 1856.

Picture series Der Freischütz, Eremit, who puts such a strict ban on him / Bilderserie Der Freischütz, Eremit, wer legt auf ihn so strengen Bann, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.

illustration by Henri Caruchet (1873 - 1948), for Byblis, Paris, 1901; written by Pierre Louys (1870-1925). Pierre Louys was a French writer and poet most famous for the inclusion of lesbian and classical themes in his works. In Greek mythology, Byblis or Bublis, was a daughter of Miletus. Her mother was either Tragasia, Cyanee, daughter of the river-god Meander, or Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus of Caria. She fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother.

Goldilocks breaks Baby bear's chair, Children's Literature

Das neueste Couplet, woodcut from the yearbook Moderne Kunst in Meisterholzschnitten, Modern Art in Master Woodcuts, 1900

Use the Welcome Stove Polish, Nostalgia Cards

ARTE BARROCO. ESPAÑA. Pieza de cerámica catalana del S. XVII con la representación de dos comensales. Museo de la Cerámica. Barcelona. Cataluña.

Valentine 1874 Kate Greenaway. Valentine. Kate Greenaway (British, London 1846-1901 London). 1874. White card with embossed, scalloped border; chromolithography, gold lithography

Return of Happiness (valentine). Unknown Artist; English, 19th century. Date: 1835-1845. Dimensions: 183 × 115 mm (folded sheet). Lithograph with hand-coloring on blue-green laid paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

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