{"id":5145,"date":"2018-12-15T08:36:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T13:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lizzieborden.org\/CuratorsCorner\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2018-12-15T10:21:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T15:21:09","slug":"lizzie-borden-christmas-greetings-second-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/2018\/12\/15\/lizzie-borden-christmas-greetings-second-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzie Borden Christmas Greetings, second set"},"content":{"rendered":"

As promised, following is an additional selection of holiday greeting cards sent by Lizzie A. Borden to her friend, Mrs. Per Ture Eugen Thelen, n\u00e9e Amanda Persson (c.1875-1941) \u2013 \u201cManda\u201d \u2013 and that woman\u2019s daughters, Olga Elinor Thelen (1907-1984), and Anna Victoria Thelen (1910-2006).<\/span><\/p>\n

The Thelen women \u2013 all three \u2013 were staunch defenders of Lizzie; well into old age, Olga and Anna never permitted any disparaging comments to be uttered about their beloved \u201cAuntie Borden,\u201d treasuring fond childhood memories throughout their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

On that score, they were not alone. I have known several people over the years, equally adamant, who harbored cherished memories of their<\/em> \u201cAuntie Borden.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Poignant, that.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this installment: A card illustrated with an idyllic winter scene and a particularly touching sentiment; one depicting a starry night village view, perceived through a window pane; and another with a cutesy little girl \u2013 very appealing to Auntie Borden, no doubt \u2013 and a quote from Dickens.<\/span><\/p>\n

All three date from the early 1920s and are of exceptional quality, printed with fine color separation on superior cardstock; they were undoubtedly purchased from a posh stationer and selected with a particular recipient in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a look at Part One, please click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Undated 20th<\/sup> century Christmas and New Year\u2019s card with envelope sent to Amanda (Persson) Thelen:<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span> The envelope.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span> Reverse of envelope. This one is dominated by a very large Christmas sticker featuring the widely-popular Snow Babies.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span> The card.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span> The sentiment.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Undated 20th<\/sup> century Christmas card with envelope sent to Olga E. Thelen:<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span> The envelope.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span> Reverse of envelope.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span> The card.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Undated 20th<\/sup> century Christmas card with envelope sent to Anna V. Thelen:<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span> The envelope.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span> Reverse of envelope.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span> The Card. The sentiment on this card is a quote is from the 1853 classic Bleak House by Charles Dickens.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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For those who are interested, still more Holiday Greetings from Lizzie Borden will be posted in the next few days.<\/span><\/p>\n

More to come \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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As promised, following is an additional selection of holiday greeting cards sent by Lizzie A. Borden to her friend, Mrs. Per Ture Eugen Thelen, n\u00e9e Amanda Persson (c.1875-1941) \u2013 \u201cManda\u201d \u2013 and that woman\u2019s daughters, Olga Elinor Thelen (1907-1984), and Anna Victoria Thelen (1910-2006). The Thelen women \u2013 all three \u2013 were staunch defenders of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5159,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5145\/revisions\/5159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/CuratorsCorner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}