Inscription: "Addressed to Louise Hautain. Brief, unsigned note in upper margin of recto of each card." Series of three postcards representing humorous scenes from the daily life of a frumpy old lady played by a cross-dressed older man with a expressively rubbery face and a quite large nose. The illustrations may portray a comic character created by writer Ferdinand Gaultier in such theatrical pieces as Mme Pipelet millionaire, scene de grande bouffe (1861). Postage stamp and postmark on verso of each card. On recto of one card, one word is scratched off of message in upper margin with minor loss to background of photo. SOURCE: Théâtre-Beaumarchais. Mme Pipelet millionaire, grande scène bouffe. Paroles de Ferdinand Gaultier. Exécutée par Bartholy (1861); full text posted on Gallica; consulted Oct. 31, 2014: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ ark:/12148/bpt6k55655464"
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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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