Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"Chapeau a la Bleriot" |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
96:17.377 |
Description |
Hand painted postcard. Front: Smiling woman wearing long purple dress and hat with airplane and pilot (Louis Charles Joseph Blériot) attached to the top. Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Monsieur Louis DASPET/ 177, Rue Saint-Honore, 177/ PARIS" |
Date |
1909 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Gouache, Ink |
Medium |
Gouache |
Search Terms |
Clothing and Dress Fashion France Gouache Painting Hats Pen Drawing Swans Postcards Women Blériot, Louis, 1872-1936 Burski |
Provenance |
84 of 264 hand painted postcards and 7 larger engravings, originally compiled in a scrapbook entitled: "Album Gavures et Cartes-Postales: Viex Paris Types Petites Metiers et Cris De La Rue" Donald and Mildred Othmer purchased the book for 2500 Francs. The book was bequeathed to the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |