The Keepsake Postcard

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This postcard depicts Keepsake. The colourful painting is filled with Arts and Crafts motifs, popular with the Birmingham School of Art at this time. It is based on a poem by Rosse tti and was first shown with this quotation: 'Then stepped a damsel to her side, and spoke and needs must weep: 'For his sake, lady, if he died, he prayed of thee to keep this staff and scrip'. [shortcode] [short-description]• Artist: Kate Elizabeth Bunce • Artwork: The Keepsake • Date of Work: 1901 [/short-description] [details]A6 postcard [/details] [/shortcode] Show more