Charlotte Perkins Gilman -NUN- stock trade card- 1880's

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Go to my STORE SEARCH directly to the left and type in any word ( try for example " gilman ") Click on: "in titles & descriptions" ...then hit "SEARCH" to see what I have. This gilt / golden background stock card: - Designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, circa 1882 - Violet Wild Geranium ~ Pensive Nun with prayer beads and cross ~ From "The Young Women" ~ Authentic Original 1880's card!From a set of 6 similar "Three Ages of Woman" C.P. Gilman images. The six cards of this set are discussed in detail in an article found in a back issue of the TCCA journal: Fall 2001 .I have other cards designed by Gilman (plus related back issue articles) available in my eBay store: SEARCH "gilman" to the left. YES -- this is THE famous Charlotte Perkins Gilman! - Author of "The Yellow Wallpaper," early American feminist, editor of: "The Fore-Runner" - Victorian progressive mover and shaker! Gilman created images worthy of profound analysis, as found in Kevin Mac Donnell's article in our back issue, with additional historically relevant insights found in Denise D. Knight's article, available in TCCA back issue: Summer 2001 ... "Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Soapine Connection." MacDonnell compares each of the 6 card designs (including this one above) with original drawings by Gilman as found in the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Inst. , Harvard University. These cards also reflect the influence of French Romanticism, as popularized in the 1847 publication of The Court of Flora (Les Fleures AnimÃ©es) by the famous lithographer, engraver and illustrator, J.J. Grandville.I have other cards of this "Flowers Personified" style available in my eBay store: SEARCH "flower" to the left. Authentic 100% Guaranteed Original CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY issued gladly upon request for any purchase from my inventory. I sell only authentic original Victorian and Vintage items. NEVER REPRODUCTIONS! Reverse: "Prof. Fair's Hair Care" as shown. Dandruff / Preventing Baldness and Grey Hair / Scalp Specialist. Providence, R.I. ~ "Price, $1.00." Condition: -Displays as shown in scans. âe¢ For a checklist of OVER 125 "Veggie People" trade cards, see my store and order a back issue of our journal: WINTER, 1997, "ADVERTISING TRADE CARD QUARTERLY." PayPal: - Yes! Click on my store button to see more VEGGIE cards, misc. trade cards, and 1800's Ephemera. After over 30 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. This collection includes items common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate over 150 published articles and numerous books, including my now out-of-print 1996 classic: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS - HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by Dave Cheadle. Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and/or to add me to your favorites list ! As a life-long collector, as a published social historian, and as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly," I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented. Size is typical for a Victorian chromolithographed card, as shown by ruler in scans. Combined Shipping: - Yes! Shipping & Professional Packaging within the US is $1.50 for FIRST CLASS, or $5 for PRIORITY MAIL.Additional items are FREE Shipping! I have many MORE Gilman // "Flower People" ... and misc. cards like this for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store as -- BUY IT NOW! read more

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