19.00 USD
We really love RPPC (Real Photo Post Card) costume portraits from little known studios. One reason we do, is that you will probably never see another copy of this particular image, simply because small photo studios published their prints in such small editions.This one was produced by Comm. Daghi of Parma, Italy. Certainly in her gorgeous mantilla, this could be a Spanish dancer/actress, but originating as it does in Parma, we are guessing she was an Italian performer in Spanish costume. Of course this could be a vanity portrait taken of a beautiful woman in costume, someone who was not a professional entertainer, but it definitely feels otherwise.
In fact, we'll go out on a limb here, and guess that this is the Italian actress Maria Jacobini :)
These studio RPPCs often had their names beautifully impressed into the print paper, like this one, in a wonderfully decorative font, and also, another lovely element rarely found in offerings from the large postcard printers is the textured photo print paper used for this card. All in all, a really fine RPPC. Our subject closely resembles Paola Borboni (who, incidentally, came originally from the city of Parma), and given the date written on the back of this card, 1925, the timing is pretty close, but there are a couple of other names written there too, and the resemblance is not all that clear, so we have our doubts that this is Signorina Borboni.
Whoever this mystery woman was, the image evokes the 1920s silent film era marvelously.
A very nice card, indeed. 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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