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C. Coles Phillips (American, 1880–1927)
Publisher: Life Publishing Company
Publisher: Edward Gross Co.
Publisher: Life Publishing Company
Publisher: Edward Gross Co.
American
1909–12
Medium/Technique
Color lithograph on card stock
Dimensions
Vertical: Overall: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2012.7492
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: COPYRIGHT. 1909, BY LIFE PUB. CO. N.Y.
SOLE DISTRIBUTER, EDWARD GROSS, N.Y.
Back: divided. Used.
C. COLES PHILLIPS SERIES
ENTERED AR STATIONERS’ HALL, LONDON
SOLE DISTRIBUTER, EDWARD GROSS, N.Y.
Back: divided. Used.
C. COLES PHILLIPS SERIES
ENTERED AR STATIONERS’ HALL, LONDON
Signed
C. COLES PHILLIPS
Marks
Canceled. Sent 03/29/1911; from Albany, NY to Montclair, NJ.
InscriptionsYes
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2012, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2012)