Illustration of square-rigger under full sail
postcard
POSTCARDSAxel Eliassons Konstförlag
Sweden, Stockholm
paper
overall: 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 in.
Postcard; illustrated postcard of square-rigger under full sail; watercolor illustration, port bow view of square-rigged vessel under full sail, seas are large; printed on top right "God Jul/ och/ Gott Nytt/ Ar" (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Swedish); handwritten on front "Yankee"; artist's signature lower left illegible; printed on back "Axel Eliassons Konstforlag A.B., Stockholm Svensk Æ tillverkning"; stamp is red with profile portrait, probably royal or military figure, printed on stamp "20/ SVERIGE"; stamp cancellation is illegible; handwriting is illegible and in Swedish or Danish; addressed to "Bror Tamm Esq./ 11 Nicholl St./ Quincy./ Mass. U.S.A."
2002.94.295