1910 Christ Blessing the Little Children by Plockhorst Art Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This evocative sepia-toned postcard features a classic religious illustration of "Christ Blessing the Little Children," a popular biblical theme taken from the Gospels. The scene depicts Jesus seated in a wooded landscape, surrounded by a group of attentive mothers and children. He tenderly holds a small child on his lap while others reach out to him, embodying the message: "Suffer the little children to come unto me." The detailed, painterly style captures a range of gentle expressions and traditional drapery. This card was once a popular Sunday School attendance reward.

Details

Era: Divided Back (1910)
City: Saint Cloud (Mailed Location)
State or Region: Minnesota
Country: United States
Topic: Christ Blessing the Little Children, Religious Art, Biblical Scenes, Childhood Faith, Minnesota Postal History
Condition: Circulated
Postage: 1 Cent Ben Franklin Green Stamp (Scott #331), postmarked July 12, 1910, in Saint Cloud, Minn.
Address Side: divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist: Bernhard Plockhorst (German Romanticism, Nazarine Movement)
Publisher: Unknown (Series: One of the Thirty Five)
Printer: Unknown
Print Type: Halftone Lithograph