Real photo postcard studio photograph depicting a ventriloquist performer alongside a dummy figure dressed in Pierrot costume with white ruffled collar. The warm toned photograph and early postcard format suggest a production date in the first decade of the twentieth century. The Pierrot costumed dummy is a charming and period-appropriate variant on the standard dummy figure.


The reverse has been fully used as correspondence and bears a British stamp with a legible postmark, addressed to L.J.A. at Inverness House, Grand Drive, Raynes Park, Wimbledon, London S.W. The handwritten message is extensive and personal in tone, referencing a photograph of the juniots and sending love to Agnes and others, providing a warm human document alongside the theatrical subject matter. The combination of early date, Pierrot costume, and fully written correspondence reverse makes this a particularly appealing example.


The reverse reads: POST CARD reverse with British stamp and postmark, addressed to Inverness House, Grand Drive, Raynes Park, Wimbledon, London S.W. Handwritten inscriptions read: Full ink correspondence message with address, referencing photograph of the juniots and personal greetings.