Accession No

5909

Brief Description

caricature postcard entitled “The Descent of Man”, featuring a cartoon of Charles Darwin, by King’s Printers, English, 1904

Origin

England

Maker

King’s Printers

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1904

Latest Date

1904

Inscription Date

16-05-1904

Material

paper (card)

Dimensions

Length 139mm, width 89mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased on or before 08/05/2003.

Inscription

On obverse of card: “The Descent of Man.” Darwin.
The Wrench Series. No. 10258. Copyright.
(in pen handwriting) wont he bump
On reverse of card: POST CARD
THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION IN THE BRITISH ISLES ONLY. (Post Office Regulation.)
THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE.
The Wrench Series Printed by the King’s Printers
Postmark: HALIFAX 430PM MY 16 04
(in pen handwriting) Mr J W Riley, c/o Mr F Lynn, Bell Vue, Twichenham Road, Hanworth, Middlesex
Dear Uncle John I have just recieved the P.C. it is a nice one what of this one. Mother walked a long way yesterday and is knocked up to-day. Hope you are alright and plenty of work. Love from Gertie

Description Notes

Caricature postcard entitled “The Descent of Man” featuring a cartoon of Charles Darwin. Full colour front of postcard showing a man with white hair, black tail-jacket, white bow-tie, green trousers and red slippers sliding down a bannister with severe looking woman at the bottom wearing grey dress with white lace cuffs. ‘wont he bump’ is written on in black ink in the same handwriting as is on the reverse of the card.
The reverse of the card is written on in handwriting with the inscription as stated above. The handwriting of ‘Twichenham Road’ is smudged and to a lesser extent some of the handwriting in the ‘Dear Uncle John’ half of the postcard is also smudged. Postmarked 16 May 1904.

Condition good.

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