Victorian Valentine's Day cards – in pictures

Some of these cards reflect the sentimentality we expect from the supposedly prim and proper Victorians, while others show us a bawdier, grittier side to their nature – and their love lives

chansonnier de Jean De Montchenu

Historical Hussies: Victorian Valentines by Jenna Jaxon

1940's Whitman Old Maid Playing Card Pair- Slim Pickens

Valentine's Day disasters: 'I bought her a pager. It was the creepiest Valentine's present in history', Valentine's Day

Maa Saraswati's Veena Bottle opener, Bottle, Creation

Victorian Valentine's Day cards – in pictures, Life and style

How to Make a Victorian Valentine's Day Card: A Five-Step Guide — Dalnavert Museum

Pin de Maria Victoria en MERCEDES SOSA Estudio de grabacion, Cantantes, Mercedes

Pin by Peggy Gaines on artful ideas

Valentine Series no. 403 Artist Dwig, Dwiggens, Postcard Post Card-xrt015077