12.00 USD
So cute! Love this hat! Of course its color was determined by the colorist, or their boss. If you look closely at the coloration on this card, you will notice that many of the patches of color have sharp, zig-zag borders. This is because by the 1920s, much of the hand-tinting done was through the "pochoir," or stenciling, method. Larger printing runs made it cost effective to take the time developing stencils for different shades of color. Possibly your "green" colorist would have had one stencil, your "lilac" colorist, another. And so (with drying time in between), down the assembly line the cards would travel, until the tinting was completed.
Also note the classic Art Nouveau floral print on the model's outfit. Though by the time this card was printed, we were well into the Art Deco period, both Deco and Nouveau were very much about artistic applications to production and finishing in modern industry (postcards included!), and experts could argue 'til the cows come home over where "Nouveau" ends and "Deco' begins. In the long run though, we think all would agree that Deco drew heavily upon Nouveau, and the border between the two is anything but clear.
A wonderful unposted card.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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