Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"V'la L'marchand!" |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Object ID |
96:17.319 |
Description |
Hand drawn postcard. Front: Man in suit standing with umbrella and stick attached to balloons, two children look on; postage stamp and postmark on upper right; stamped "EXP." on lower right Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Louis Daspet 177, Rue Saint-Honore, Paris"; Correspondance on left is stamped "LD" |
Date |
1908 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Ink |
Medium |
Ink |
Search Terms |
Postcards France Drawing Street vendors Men Children Novelty balloons Selling--Balloons |
Provenance |
26 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. |