Postcard
Singer Advertising Card - Bosnian Woman
Chromolithograph card of a woman in "native" Bosnian costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of All Nations," set created as a souvenir at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. |
Image ID: | 57506 |
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Creation Date: | 1892 |
Creator Name: | J. Ollmann Lith Co. |
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Collection Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company records, 1850-circa 1975 |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2359 |
Original Dimensions: | 3.125 x 5.25 inches |
Text on back reads, "BOSNIA, A territory of Europe, enclosed by Dalmacia, Slavonia, Servia, Albania and Montenegro. It was formerly a Turkish Vilayet, but is now under Austro-Hungary. The country is very mountainous and better adapted to grazing and stock raising than to the cultivation of grains. Fruits are an abundant product, especially prunes. The Bosnians are of Slavic stock, finely formed and intelligent. Our picture, from a photo taken on the spot, is that of a typical Bosnian young woman, her provincial costume and jaunty cap showing to advantage her find form and bright intelligent face. She holds in her hand a piece of embroidery made on our Singer Machine, which is an indispensable article in every Bosnian house." |
Clothing and dress |
Hats |
Handicraft |
Sewing |
Advertising |
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
Costume |
Europeans |
Women |
Sewing Machines |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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