OFFERING a BLACK & WHITE REAL PHOTO SHOWING
"I'M A DAISY"
AN ADORABLE FLUFFY WHITE CAT IN A FLOWER POT
SEE VIEWS ABOVE
LARGE SIZE 8 3/8" HIGH x 6 1/2" WIDE
THIS IS A REAL PHOTO, NOT A LITHOGRAPH
AND NOT A POSTCARD
THAT IS MOUNTED WITH GLASS OVER
AND
SEAM BINDING TAPE IN BLACK ALL AROUND
THE CAT IS LOOKING RIGHT AT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
AND HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S SMILING!
"COPYRIGHT 1903
C. E. BULLARD"
AT THE FRONT LOWER RIGHT
CHARLES E. BULLARD WAS A PROMINENT AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER
ACTIVE DURING THE LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN ERAS
(1900-1907)
HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS EARLY POSTCARDS FEATURING CATS,
WHICH HE WOULD POSE NATURALY IN CHARMING SITUATIONS
HE FREQUENTLY PARTNERED WITH PUBLISHERS, SUCH AS
M. T. SHEAHAN OF BOSTON, TO PUBLISH HIS WORK
TITLED "I'M A DAISY"
AT THE FRONT LOWER LEFT
(the "I" in "I'm" is blocked out by the seam tape at the edge)
NO INFORMATION ON THE BACK
BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY BY BULLARD AND
PUBLISHED BY M. T. SHEAHAN
THE BACK MAY (?) HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT
THE ORIGINAL STRING HANGER IS IN PLACE
SHEAHAN WAS A FINE ART PRINTER AND PUBLISHER, WHO, IN ADDITION
TO PRODUCING PRINTS, CREATED MANY POSTCARDS ON THEMES OF
ANIMALS, HUMOR, GREETINGS AND MOTTOS
SHEAHAN WAS IN BUSINESS FROM 1903 UNTIL 1910
NEAR FINE AS SHOWN ANTIQUE CONDITION
THE BLACK BINDING HAS PIECES MISSING
BUT NOTHING TO DETRACT FROM THIS CUTE CAT!
BID NOW!
BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING
AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END
FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED
MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX
WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE SHIPPING!