My Luggage
Christmas Card to a Girl
postmarked 1909 (made)
postmarked 1909 (made)
Christmas card in the form of a sepia postcard of portrait proportion
showing a curly-haired girl attempting to carry a clown doll, various
parcels, a Christmas tree and a doll's chair; she stands in front of a
painted backdrop showing a snow scene, and wears a white hat and
blouse with a woollen chest-protector, and a gathered skirt and
buttoned boots. The card is addressed to "Miss Youens" (i e the elder
daughter) and is inscribed "With heaps of Love from Grannie & G.F xxxx
xxxx).
showing a curly-haired girl attempting to carry a clown doll, various
parcels, a Christmas tree and a doll's chair; she stands in front of a
painted backdrop showing a snow scene, and wears a white hat and
blouse with a woollen chest-protector, and a gathered skirt and
buttoned boots. The card is addressed to "Miss Youens" (i e the elder
daughter) and is inscribed "With heaps of Love from Grannie & G.F xxxx
xxxx).
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | My Luggage (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photographic print on card |
| Brief description | Christmas card to a girl; Anglo-German, postmkd 1909 |
| Physical description | Christmas card in the form of a sepia postcard of portrait proportion showing a curly-haired girl attempting to carry a clown doll, various parcels, a Christmas tree and a doll's chair; she stands in front of a painted backdrop showing a snow scene, and wears a white hat and blouse with a woollen chest-protector, and a gathered skirt and buttoned boots. The card is addressed to "Miss Youens" (i e the elder daughter) and is inscribed "With heaps of Love from Grannie & G.F xxxx xxxx). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | R 0155 The "ROTOPHOT" Post Card. Printed in Berlin Published by GIESEN BROS & CO London E>C.
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| Credit line | Given by Mary Kempson |
| Object history | References: Sent to the donor's mother Vera Maud Youens (born 1899) by her grandparents |
| Production | Made by: Giesen Bros & Co England, Germany |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.292-1994 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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