Thank you to the talented members of The Artists’ Quarter who generously contributed their artwork to the galleries ‘Pure Silver’ and ‘Movement’. All those illustrations, along with the poems which inspired them, are available as sophisticated eBooks at Pure Silver and Movement – a third choice, you can read each poem on its own webpage via our Poems page. Or simply view the illustrations via the galleries below.
There are other galleries too; each is open to further works being added.
Postmarked 18 Dec 1906, to Albert, and wishing mother better health.
To Albert, from Mr Bond
Hearty Good Wishes
New Year card in family collection - 'to Alb from No 34'. Sections above fold are cut out; all drawings embossed.
Band of Hope - the front
Band of Hope New Year's Motto card for 1898, 'Look not thou upon the Wine'.
Birthday Squirrels
Band of Hope - the back
Band of Hope New Year's Motto card for 1898, 'Look not thou upon the Wine'.
Righteousness
Motto for 1902, 'In the Way of Righteousness is Life'. Hanging card, rubber stamped on back: Sunday School - Warham Street.
From Uncle Dick & Aunt Aggie
Stand fast...
Motto for 1901, 'Stand Fast in the Lord'. Primitive Methodist Connexion, hanging card. Stamped on back, Warham Street Sunday School.
Our Citizenship...
Primitive Methodist Connexion, 'Motto for 1900'. Sunday School, Warham Street, stamped on back.
To Alb from Steve
The Rose
Postmarked 12.15pm, 24 Dec 1908. To Miss French at 66 Chestnut Road, Raynes Park, Surrey. 'Don't eat too much pudding, as you must be in your seat Tuesday morning without fail. With love from A Thomson
A Merry Christmas
Christmas postcard inscribed, 'From Walter to Albert'.
To Anthony from Ann
Happy Yuletide
'Happy Yuletide' card with string holding insert pages. Motto inside: Fair Thoughts and Happy Hours be thine. To: Alb. From: Alf.
Christmas robin
A hand-painted Christmas postcard postmarked Kennington (London), 24 Dec 1907 to Mr & Mrs F French, 69 Chestnut Road, Raynes Park. (Was the 69 in error? Others in family at No 66. See blog at http://myunclefred.blogspot.com/ )
From Fred ( to brother Albert)
To Theresa
Theresa (French) from Tom. Undated birthday postcard.
Hearty Greetings
Embossed birthday postcard, from Nell which she dated 1907.
Glorious Good Luck card
The swastika in its left-facing, pre-Nazi form, as shown here was an ancient symbol for Good Luck.
Happy Birthday
Postmarked Hastings 13 Aug 1910. From Cissy to Dad, that's Mr F J French (same initials as his elder son), at '66 Chestnut Rd, Raynes Park, Surrey', wishing Dad many happy returns of the day.
Birthday
Roses for Mr French (that would be senior) from Weymouth on 9 Aug 1909, from Ruby. In pencil, like Cissy's card from Hastings a year later.
Birthday - reverse
Roses for Mr French (that would be senior) from Weymouth on 9 Aug 1909, from Ruby. In pencil, like Cissy's card from Hastings a year later.
Photo: Jurassic Coast (UK World Heritage Site in Devon & Dorset).
Thank you to the talented members of The Artists’ Quarter who generously contributed their artwork to the galleries ‘Pure Silver’ and ‘Movement’. All those illustrations, along with the poems which inspired them, are available as sophisticated eBooks at Pure Silver and Movement – a third choice, you can read each poem on its own webpage via our Poems page. Or simply view the illustrations via the galleries below.
