1906 Print Myles Birket Foster England Gift Christmas Poor Poverty Charity XAT7 XGFC5 This is an original 1902

This is an original 1902 black and white halftone print of an Italian comedic character called

and was donated by the Rahr family in 1941

This is an original 1938 black and white print ad for metered mail from The Postage Meter Company

these prints would make wonderful gifts for past or present residents of our nation's capital city

James' Place in London

1906 Print Myles Birket Foster England Gift Christmas Poor Poverty Charity XAT7 XGFC5 This is an original 1902This is an original 1906 black and white halftone print of people giving gifts to the poor at Christmas time. We believe that this scene probably occurred somewhere in England. The original sketch in this print was created by Myles Birket Foster (1825 1899) who was an English watercolor artist and illustrator. He was born in North Shields, England, to a Quaker family. Foster was apprenticed to a wood engraver named Ebenezer Landells in London and