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Postcard

1912 (posted)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (publishers)
Place of origin
Germany (printed)

Black and white postcard, photograph of four boys with long hair, wearing traditional clothing, sitting on a wooden fence. The reverse of the postcard has a handwritten message in English, and a stamp.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Photographs
Children's Clothes
Object type
Postcard
Materials and techniques
photographic postcard
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Postcard of four boys, with message on reverse, Germany, 1912
Physical description
Black and white postcard, photograph of four boys with long hair, wearing traditional clothing, sitting on a wooden fence. The reverse of the postcard has a handwritten message in English, and a stamp.
Dimensions
  • Height: 88mm
  • Width: 138mm
Style
Early 20th Century
Marks and inscriptions
  • We are here just for a weekend... two little boys are playing with a flag. One has a costume just like these boys, though his hair is short. These let it grow for the play. Very much love from Elsie (On the reverse of the postcard)
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.294-2013

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Record createdSeptember 20, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1273085/postcard-unknown/
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