{"product_id":"homecoming-holiday-card-set","title":"Homecoming Holiday Card Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eSwallows are migratory birds closely associated with the turning of seasons. Their return in spring was historically treated as one of the most reliable signs that winter had ended — almost a promise kept by nature. This makes them symbols of hope and cyclical renewal, which maps naturally onto the new year and the winter holiday season as a threshold moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe high period of the illustrated greeting card (roughly 1860s–1900s) coincided with enormous popular interest in British wildlife and natural history. Swallows were beloved birds in that cultural moment — Gilbert White's famous \u003cem\u003eNatural History of Selborne\u003c\/em\u003e had made the swallow's migration a subject of wonder decades earlier. So they appeared on cards partly as charming naturalistic subjects alongside other birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMessage inside: \"Warm wishes for the season and the year ahead.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLetterpress printed. Deckle edged paper. Box of eight cards include matching envelopes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saturn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51419845394599,"sku":"038995","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0365\/3858\/1127\/files\/prodims_4_79efa32c-112e-4aa0-bf59-5565933f54d2.png?v=1790353135","url":"https:\/\/shop.cummermuseum.org\/products\/homecoming-holiday-card-set","provider":"Cummer Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}