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| Greetings Card Germany 1850-1875 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
Made in Germany between 1850 and 1875, this attractive greetings card depicts female figures dressed in flower costumes, probably meant to represent the morning glory.
In the Victorian “Language of Flowers,” the morning glory suggested affection, and, so, these young ladies have been depicted in poses which similarly allude to affection. The card is part of a series which personifies flowers, assigning each the characteristics of the emotion which they were thought to represent.
This chromolithograph is embossed and features the paper-lace edging which was a hallmark of these German cards of the era.
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