Object Details
Creator
Lévy Fils et Cie.
Collection Citation
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Picture postcard printed by Lévy Fils et Cie; series 6504.
Printed text on recto reads: "6504 SCÈNES ET TYPES. - Mauresque voilée. - LL" Translated caption reads: [SCENES AND CHARACTERS - Veiled Moorish woman.] Woman wearing baggy trousers, embroided shirt, long veil falling down her back and a veil on her face, medallion headband with coins, long necklace and carved metallic belt. Manuscript on verso reads: "céramique émaillée - Si vous pouviez voir ce défilé de bambines vous vous amuseriez - La plupart ont la large culotte bouffante descendant à la cheville, corsages rose fraise ou vert amande, queue de cheveux tortillée dans un ruban qui cache tout et la fait se dresser comme une corne - Yeux splendides - air ingénu - on les voilera à la puberté- Je continue chez moi, il est tard - J'ai vu ce matin le jardin d'Essai - Il n'y a pas plus beau à Paris - Allées Louis XIV et la mer au fond de toutes les perspectives - Et quelle mer ! D'une richesse de couleur indicible - Nous avons de nos fenêtres un panorama admirable (de notre logement)- Une grande partie de la ville descend en amphithéatre vers la mer -Au fond les Ajurjurra - c'est tellement varie de couleurs que pas un mot ne me vient pour le dire - J'aimerais vous conter tout ce que j'ai vu mais." Translated verso reads: [glazed ceramic - If you could see this procession of young girls you would have a good time - Most of them wear the baggy pants down to the ankle, strawberry pink or almond green blouses, pony tails twisted in a sash which hides everything and makes it raise like a horn - Splendid eyes - Innocent look - they will be veiled at the puberty - I keep going into my appartment, it is late - I saw this morning the Essai garden- There is nothing like it in Paris - Louis XIV alleys and the sea from any view point - We have an admirable view from our windows (into our appartment) - A large part of the city goes down as an amphitheatre towards the sea- At the end the ''Ajurjurra'' - There is such a variety of colors that I cannot find a world to describe it - I would like to tell you all that I saw but ...]
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Local Numbers
EEPA AE-20-25
General
Title source: Postcard caption.
Place
Africa
Algeria
Topic
Portraits
Provenance
IU: Iowa University; Iowa City, Iowa; Donation; 1995.
Creator
Lévy Fils et Cie.
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 2: Algeria (AE)
Extent
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Date
[ca. 1905]
Container
Volume 1
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AE 1995-0020-25
Type
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Postcards
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536871081657-1536871087349-4