Title
Postcards illustrating fortune tellers and fortune telling
Reference
D BD 12/5
Production date
1900s - 1940s
Scope and Content
Black and white, sepia and colour postcards of original photographs, paintings and cartoon images of Gypsy fortune tellers from the UK and other countries including Egypt. Illustrating the art of fortune telling using tea leaves, palmistry, the use of caged birds, cards and horoscopes. Includes a series entitled "Your Fortune", a number featuring "The Gypsy's Warning"and some of a "pop-up" card design.
Extent
c.148 postcards
Level of description
file
Exhibition
Conditions governing access
Available
