Postcard, Wakefields, Ltd, London, c 1910
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c 1910
Postcard, Wakefields, Ltd, London, c 1910 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated c 1910. The museum's brief description reads: Photographic postcard of two children with handwritten inscription, London,. Museum description: Black and white photograph of two children. A girl, on the left, is dressed in a white bonnet and apron over a dress with large white collar. A boy, facing her and lifting his hat, wears dark jacket and shorts with a white wide-collared shirt. A handwritten inscription on the front reads 'I like your apron and your bonnet + your little Quaker gown. Harold + Noreen' The museum record gives material recorded as photographic paper; place associated: London. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- photographic paper
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- photographic postcard
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'I like your apron and your bonnet + your little Quaker gown. Harold + Noreen'
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Wakefields, Ltd
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- B.299-2013
- Museum system number
- O1273090
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.