Easter: Post Cards


Figure 1.--This is a French postcard. SAPI was an important French postcard company. We are unsure about the date, but would guess the early 1920s.

Early 20th Century post cards show boys in a wide range of Easter themes and fancy dress. The cards seem to take a rather light-hearted approach to Easter rather than emphasizing the religious aspecrs. Bunnies and eggs were often featured. I'm not sure how many of these were actually worn. I don;t think the Easter cards are particularly helpful in showcasing children's clothing, but are interesting from a general xultural point of view. These outfits pictures range from Fauntleroy suits, kilts, sailor suits (often quite fancy ones), fancy French kneepants outfits, and may other styles. Often the outfits were rather fanciful. Some seem to be trying to avieve a folk look. These cards were printed in many European countries, although are less common in America. We have note a lot of French post cards with Easter themes. The postcard here was done by SAI, an important French postcard company. Many American postcards, until World War I, were imported from European companies. We have not yet been able to assess differences in approaches to Easter in the cards published in different countries.









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