1908 Dutch Children Feeding Ducks Vintage Art Postcard
About This Vintage Postcard
The timeless charm of the Dutch countryside is captured in this sweet, hand-colored illustration. The scene depicts a young girl in a traditional winged lace cap and a boy in a dark cap and wide-legged trousers standing on a wooden pier, playfully tossing grain to a family of ducks and their ducklings. In the background, the iconic Dutch landscape is completed by red-roofed cottages and towering windmills set against a soft, cloud-filled sky. This type of idealized folk life imagery was highly popular during the Golden Age of postcards, used to evoke themes of childhood innocence and national identity. The vibrant colors and gentle subject matter made such cards favorites for sentimental greetings and personal collections across Europe and America.
Details
Era: Divided Back (circa 1908–1912)
City: Unknown
State or Region: Unknown
Country: Netherlands (Scene Origin)
Topic: Dutch Children, Traditional Costumes, Feeding Ducks, Windmills, Folk Life Illustration
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Unknown
Publisher: T. S. N. (Theo Stroefer, Nuremberg) (Serie 1610)
Printer: Theo Stroefer
Print Type: Lithograph (Color)
Additional Information
This postcard was published by the esteemed firm of Theo Stroefer in Nuremberg (T. S. N.), a major German art publisher active during the Golden Age. The manufacturing date is narrowed to circa 1908–1912, a peak period for Stroefer’s "Serie 1610" collection of romanticized European costumes. The "TSN" logo in the stamp box—featuring a stylized 'S' entwined with a 'T' and flanked by two cherubs—is the hallmark of Stroefer's high-quality artistic series. Nuremberg was a global hub for fine-dot lithography during this era, which allowed for the rich, saturated tones seen in the plumage of the ducks and the warm light of the Dutch landscape. The "6 Muster" notation indicates that this was the sixth design in this specific artistic pattern series.
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