Late 18th Cent. Greeting Card with Printed Silk Inset Message -- "Dear Mother

Germany: N.p., Late 8th cent. Good. Light dust soiling, spotting. Damage from old adhesive to verso.. A handsome early example of a hand-colored lithographed greeting card from Germany, with a message printed on silk inset at the top. The message begins, "Dear Mother, accept my thanks and wish of peace on this day" and goes on to wish her joy, happiness, and blessings. A medal at the top of the arch reads "Seegen die Fulle" ("see the abundance"). The image below the arch depicts a couple in classical garb with a putti, gesturing towards two doves resting on a plinth that reads "Treue" ("Loyalty"). Measures approx. 5.5" by 3.75