Girl Inside a Red Poppy! 1910 Hand-painted Watercolor Postcard little painted wooden geese A quick google search turns

A quick google search turns up that Vernon went on to become a composer

but as they are of the same ilk--both made in the Soviet Union in the 1930s or so--and seem well suited to one another

and went on to gain a fair amount of acclaim

but at the top of the Department Store (featured on three of them) is the year 1908

while I am sad for this Grandmother

Girl Inside a Red Poppy! 1910 Hand-painted Watercolor Postcard little painted wooden geese A quick google search turnsA total gem I think. I take it to be a lush red poppy (my personal favorite flower) from which this little girl is peeking out her head, which makes it seem a bit like an Opium fueled vision! Sent by a Dieterich to an Elizabeth Burmann in 1910, along with the news that Dieterich was not feeling well and the Rich Boatman's wife was dead! 5 5 8" x 3 5 8" and in great antique condition.