Elsi Gumier Framed Embroidered Postcards 1950s

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Description: Item Description/Title: Vintage ca. 1950s-1960s Sets-Collection-Grouping of Six (6) Framed Elsi (Elsie) Gumier Silk Thread-Ribbon elaborately and ornately Embroidered-Embroidery Mediterranean-Greek Islands-Grecian-Greece “International Costumes-Fashions-Foreign Lands-Royalty” Postcards. The Postcard entitled “Athinae” is also Numbered “3"; whether the remaining Postcards also contain numbering is unascertained given their fixed matting-backing status beneath which these numbers may or may not be concealed ***Individual Postcard Captions/Subject Matter: *1st Framed Set of Three (3) Postcards: -“Amalia” (Queen Amalia-Amelie) -“Evzon” (King Evzon) -“Rhodos” (Rhodes) *2nd Framed Set of Three (3) Postcards: -“Athinae” (Athens) -“Attica” (Attica) -“Crete” (Crete) Subject Matter/Genre: Artist-Signed, Embroidery-Silk Novelty, Ethnic Cultures, Non-US Countries-Town Views-Greece-Turkey-Balkan States Artist: Elsi Gumier Publisher/Markings/Signature: Facsimile “Artist-Signed” on View Side “Elsi” and Individually Captioned per above Back: Unascertained due to fixed matting-backing Postal Usage: Undetermined due to fixed matting-backing Age/Period: 1950s-1960s Material Type/Format/Style: ? Silk Paper & Embroidery Quantity: Six (6) Postcards comprised of Two (2) Separately-Framed Sets of Three (3) Postcards each Size: Postcards - at least 3"W x 5"H, which is how much of the Postcards are visible through the matted openings for minimum measurements determination (Postcards backings are fixed, with matting/framing boards, so more precise measurements are not possible to ascertain - best guesstimate given their fixed matting-backing is that they are at least 3 ½"W x 5 ½"H, but could also be larger, even Continental-size); Frames - 14 & 1/2"W x 9"H Condition Rating: Postcards & Frames are Near Mint, with Postcards remaining vibrantly colorful and evincing no thread loss, having been well-protected by their framing and matting (beneath which they may even actually be Mint, but due to inability to view hidden portions of Postcards given their fixed matting-backing, rating remains Near Mint)

Status: For Sale	Reference#: Elsi_Gumier_Framed_Embroidered_Postcards_Set
Condition: Refer to Postcard Grading Scale within Listing	Year: ca 1950s-1960s
Maker: Artist - Elsi Gumier
Height: 9 in. (22.86 cm)
Width: 14.5 in. (36.83 cm)

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