Inscription: "Addressed to Monsieur Madam Jouvencon. Brief message on recto from “ta petite famille” signed Justine." Photo-illustration of two stock characters from Italian commedia dell’arte: The cruel and crafty bachelor Punchinello, played by a cross-dressed woman, whispers into the ear of the pretty ingénue Pierrette, played by a woman dressed as a woman. Although the card refers to a theatrical form, it likely does not relate to a specific production of a play, as it makes no mention of a theater or the names of the performers. Undivided verso, indicating that the card was produced before 1903.
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Postcards of female and male impersonators and cross-dressing, #7778. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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