Object of the Day: An Embossed Trade Card of Two Girls

Here we see a Victorian trade card from my collection.  I’d put this one as being printed around 1875.  It’s the typical scene—two pretty children, in this case little girls, dressed in the style of the time, and sharing a confidence.


What sets this one apart is the very sharp and clever embossing from the reverse which gives the figures a depth and realism that they otherwise wouldn’t have had.