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As a lover he bade farewell to his sweetheart For the sake of the red, white and blue And went forth to take his part When the proper time was due.

As a lover he bade farewell to his sweetheart
For the sake of the red, white and blue
And went forth to take his part
When the proper time was due.

(Berlin, Germany)
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph and metallic pigment on embossed card stock.
DimensionsVertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2014.9140
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
InscriptionsYes
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)