Fruits — Vintage Botanical Greeting Card
There's something quietly extraordinary about a card that doubles as a piece of art history. This greeting card features a vivid botanical illustration of fruits, faithfully adapted from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré: dictionnaire universel encyclopédique - the celebrated French encyclopaedia first published in 1898.
The original colour plate has been carefully restored and reproduced, bringing nineteenth-century chromo-lithographic detail into a format you can send through the post.
A key on the reverse identifies each fruit by name, which makes it genuinely interesting to look at — not just a pretty picture, but a small lesson in the language of botanical illustration.
The Card
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Size: 170mm × 120mm (approx. 5" × 7")
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Inside: Blank - write whatever you like
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Paper: 300gsm, light cream, carbon-neutral Italian stock made from 100% recycled post-consumer waste
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Printed: In England, by The Pattern Book Press
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Packaging: Individually wrapped in a compostable, plant-based wrapper with a 100% recycled 110gsm kraft envelope included
This is a card worth keeping. The paper has real weight and warmth to it - the kind that feels considered in the hand rather than churned out.
Who It's For
- Fruit lovers, gardeners, cooks, and anyone with an eye for beautiful botanical art.
- It works equally well as a birthday card, a thank-you, or a stand-alone gift for someone who appreciates the finer things.
- The illustrated reverse with named varieties adds a touch of curiosity that makes it stand out from the usual.
Sustainability
The Pattern Book has been making beautifully printed stationery since 2016, with a genuine commitment to doing it responsibly.
The paper is carbon-neutral and made entirely from recycled post-consumer waste. The wrapper won't sit in landfill - it's compostable and plant-derived.
Even the envelope is recycled.
