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The card pictures what appears to be a children's party. Everyone is dressed in old-fashioned c…
A happy Christmas
The card pictures what appears to be a children's party. Everyone is dressed in old-fashioned clothes. A boy in the centre of theh room has been blind folded. All the other children and a caregiver stand around him in a circle playing a game. A poem titled "Blind Man's Bluff" is printed on the back. It is attributed to "E. Ridley".

A happy Christmas

Datebetween 1845 and 1899
FormatEphemera
Notes
The card pictures what appears to be a children's party.  Everyone is dressed in old-fashioned clothes.  A boy in the centre of the room has been blindfolded.  All the other children and a caregiver stand around him in a circle playing a game.  A poem titled "Blind Man's Bluff" is printed on the back.  It is attributed to "E. Ridley".
Medium
Dimensions10 cm x 13 cm (3 15/16 in. x 5 1/8 in.)
Language
ProvenanceFrom the estate of Douglas Duncan, Esq. Toronto
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberSAR-GC-CHNY-S-18XX-050