Children Grasp at Father Christmas

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Title

Children Grasp at Father Christmas

Description

Father Christmas is dressed in a long tan coat and wears a blue hat with a string of beads around it. To the left of the card he holds a staff that looks like a decorated lyre; he has a small mallet in his other hand. Not standing higher than his waist, two children - a boy and a girl - tug at him, asking for toys. The boy holds a book and is dressed in blue, while the girl is in red and white. Next to them is a basket of toys with a jester doll propped up against it. "A Merry Christmas" is printed in the bottom right, and there is a pine cone and evergreen decoration stretching across the left side and top of the card.

Subject

Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Father Christmas

Source

Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep

Format

JPEG

Rights

The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights

Contributor

Bernhard, Hannah

Type

Image

Date

Date postcard was scanned:20170425

Identifier

RoseliepPostcards_616_001

Language

English

Coverage

Box 6, Tab 16

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

14 x 9

Citation

“Children Grasp at Father Christmas,” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed November 21, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/4755.