White flowers on a tambourine-shaped birthday card
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White flowers on a tambourine-shaped birthday card
White flowers on a tambourine-shaped birthday card. Date: circa 1890s
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Birthday Birthdays Buds Cares Circular Cutout Instrument Lilies Lily Percussion Quotation Shakespeare Shape Shaped Tambourine Musical
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Step back in time with this enchanting late Victorian-era birthday card featuring a tambourine-shaped design adorned with delicate white flowers. Dating back to the 1890s, this beautiful card showcases intricate cutout work, with the tambourine's circular form playfully framing a bouquet of lilies and lily buds. The round shape of the card and the musical instrument's association with merriment and celebration add a delightful touch to this birthday greeting. The Victorian era was known for its love of nature and poetic language, and this card reflects that sensibility with a quotation from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18": "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date." The sentiment expressed in this sonnet, which extols the beauty and fleeting nature of life, is a fitting tribute to the recipient of this thoughtful and lovely birthday card. The white flowers on this card, with their elegant and timeless appeal, symbolize purity, innocence, and the passage of time. The lilies, in particular, have long been associated with the theme of love and caring, making this card a perfect expression of the deep affection and thoughtfulness that goes into a birthday greeting. Whether displayed as a cherished keepsake or given as a gift, this charming tambourine-shaped card is sure to bring joy and delight to any birthday celebration.
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