Guardian Angel — Sleeping Child in a Cradle — Stebbing Phot.

Description

Postcard depicting a young girl in a dress and angel wings, tenderly looking at a child sleeping in a metal cradle. Printed text at the bottom: 'Close your pretty eyes, dear, and sleep! Admiring your grace with modest bearing, At your sweet bedside a beautiful angel watches: It is the guardian angel.' On the reverse, handwritten address to 'Mademoiselle Déjieux' in Amsterdam, with a 5-centime French postmark and cancellation.