Hand-drawn Pen and Ink 'I so hope you feel better' 1906 Postcard Nordic israel while undated

while undated

Both elegant and very solid and sturdy

With the original box

and made of a pinkish clay or plaster

Hand-drawn Pen and Ink 'I so hope you feel better' 1906 Postcard Nordic israel while undatedI really like the ambiguity of the one and ink drawing at the top of this antique postcard Are these two girls or is the top figure a boy? Are they young friends or young lovers? I'd guess based on the text of the postcard that the girl in bed is infirm, a stand in for the recipient of the card, but perhaps also the Bobbie and Mim Miss S referred to in the last sentence? I suppose we'll never know, but I really love speculating about it, and find the