Comic New Year's scene of a sleeping man and a maid, circa 1910
- Subjects
- Comics & HumorNew Year's
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A young man in rumpled evening dress lies asleep across a brass bed, one booted foot hooked over the footboard, while a maid in a red-striped dress and white apron stands with a broom and a bucket, hands clasped, watching him. An open umbrella hangs from a cord above the bed, and a wash pitcher and bowl sit on a dresser at left. The printed greeting "A Happy New-Year." is lettered on the dresser front. The scene reads as the morning after a New Year's Eve party: the gentleman still in his formal clothes, the household left to tidy up around him. Comic holiday postcards like this one were cheap to buy and easy to mail, and the New Year's greeting gave publishers a ready excuse for gentle jokes about overindulgence.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | MAB |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Notes | White border; chromolithograph with fine stipple texture; light edge wear. No postmark. Unused divided-back card with embossed floral/figural relief; printed 'Made in Germany' at left edge and 'Post Card' heading with stamp box 'Domestic One cent / Foreign Two-cents', typical c. 1907-1915 German-printed stock. Printer's monogram logo in a diamond ('MAB') at lower left of back. Light toning/soiling, no damage. |
Cite this card
Comic New Year's scene of a sleeping man and a maid, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-new-years-scene-of-a-sleeping-man-and-a-maid-circa-191. Accessed November 13, 2026.