{"product_id":"ansichtkaart-madge-lessing-edwardiaanse-actrice-antwerpen","title":"Hand-coloured postcard Madge Lessing - Edwardian actress, sent Antwerp ca. 1908","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured photographic postcard depicting a portrait of British music hall actress Madge Lessing, printed in turquoise and pastel tones on a photographic base. Lessing wears a wide-brimmed hat with abundant ostrich feathers and a multi-strand pearl necklace — the grandeur of Edwardian stage costume captured in small format. The card is published by GLC Co. under number 2199\/3. The reverse bears a Belgian 5 centime stamp and the Anvers postmark, probably ca. 1907-1910.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe card was sent from Antwerp to Madame Veuve Webber, Blanchisserie de la Plage in Westende — a laundry on the seafront of the Belgian coastal resort. Sender Anny wrote in French to her friend Joséphine: the message is short and personal, with greetings to Germaine and another family member. Madge Lessing was in the early years of the twentieth century a familiar face on British and European music hall stages, and her portrait appeared on dozens of different postcards collected and sent by admirers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Collectionist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56687992308036,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0530\/1442\/9896\/files\/img20260420_16464698_0044.jpg?v=1776855992","url":"https:\/\/thecollectionist.nl\/en\/products\/postcard-madge-lessing-edwardian-actress-antwerp","provider":"The Collectionist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}