Postcard, Cats Playing with a Lute, "Ragtime," 1910
01
Artifact Overview
Depictions of cats and kittens often appeared in art and folk art in the United States. Inexpensive lithograph prints made in the mid-19th century helped to make this topic popular. Starting in the late 1890s picture postcards included these types of popular illustrations of cats. Sending colorful postcards through the U.S. mail continued to be widespread well into the 1910s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1908-1910
Subject Date
1910
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.42.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.625 in
Inscriptions
Printed text on front, below image center left and center bottom edge:
5229 "RAGTIME"
Handwritten in ink on back, center bottom edge:
Aunt Sylvia
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