An unusual miniature Trompe L'oeil drawing seems to depict Real Photo Postcards circa 1910. Trompe L'oeil drawing is intended to "trick the eye" into seeing three dimensional objects rendered in painted or drawn detail. This miniature drawing shows three real photo postcards atop the cover of a book. As such, it represents how RPPC images had become common objects early in the 20th century, and also that they were familiar enough to be used by visual artists. Gems by the Wayside was a collection of religious and domestic poems published in 1855 by Lydia Odell Baxter, an invalid bible student and writer who passed away in 1874. I find no information as to when volume 2 was published. The signature of the artist is illegible. The book is only 3" x 4" and the post card "on top" is only 1.5" x 2.5". Circa 1910 Collection Jim Linderman
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