[OLYMPIC-TITANIC] A pair of Jacquard silk postcards
1911-1912
1911-1912
each woven in silk with a foliate embossed matte, depicting each ship at sea.
3-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. (8.9 x 13.3 cm.) each (2)
3-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. (8.9 x 13.3 cm.) each (2)
Sold for
US$ 1,875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Silk work pictures, and later postcards, were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Literature:
McMillan, Beverly and Lehrer, Stanley; Titanic - Fortune & Fate, Simon & Schuster, New York for the Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Virginia, 1998. Please see pages 24-25 for a description and images of similar postcards.
Category: Fine Art / Marine Art
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