Victorian calling cards

Victorian Calling Card

Victorian calling cards

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Free Printable Victorian Calling Cards – Call Me Victorian

Victorian calling cards

Here are two free clip art Victorian calling cards. Both cards have illustrations that include red roses on aged white scalloped backgrounds.

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Without Facebook, online dating sites and lest we dare mention applications like Tinder, in the 19th century, single boys and girls had to be a little more inventive with their dating game. And thus, the American 'escort card' or 'invitation card' was introduced. It wasn't exactly used in high socie

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Gilbert, Eli B. Family Collection (DeKalb), 1844-1996 RC 277 Box 1, Folder 4 During the time of the Civil War, Victorian calling cards were very common to exchange and carry. Often people dropped them off in a basket at a person’s house with a quick message. On the back of this card, "L. H. Needham" is printed in ink. Enscribed in pencil on the back is "Chimney Point, Vermont," the location where Lyman Needham was originally from. It is possible that Needham carried this around as personal…

Victorian Calling Card

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Collecting Antique Victorian Calling Cards Free Printables

The Victorian calling card was a way to express appreciation, offer condolences, or simply to say hello. They were like social media for the era, a way to advertise who was in one's social circle. Cards of the wealthiest or most influential people were purposefully displayed at the top of the stack to impress visitors. Coded messages could be left by folding a corner of the calling card: one corner might express condolence, another congratulations.