At a Fencing "At Home"
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Title
At a Fencing "At Home"
Subject
Postcard
Description
Postcard with fencing scene and written joke: "Distinguished Foreigner (hero of a hundred duels): 'It is delightful, Mademoiselle. You English are a sporting nation.' Fair Member: 'So glad you are enjoying it. By the way, Monsieur le Marquis, have they introduced fencing into France yet?'" Signature "Oilette" on bottom left of illustration. Back of card details the jokes origin from "Punch". Printed in England by "Raphael Tuck & Sons’ 'OILETTE' [Regd.]". Postcard number 9188. Publishers proclaim to be "ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN".
Source
2014.5013
Publisher
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Date
about 1906
Rights
Institutional
Format
8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
2018.03.010
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Collection
Citation
“At a Fencing "At Home",” Fencing Arms & Artifacts, accessed October 22, 2024, https://www.fencingexhibit.com/items/show/29.
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