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Social Studio, Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island, 1905

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Private mailing card
Date
c. 1905 (Early)
Front of Social Studio, Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island, 1905, Miss Charlotte Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1905 private mailing card postcard
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Back of Social Studio, Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island, 1905, Miss Charlotte Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1905 private mailing card postcard
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About this postcard

The Social Studio at Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island, is a shingled, gabled building with a tall central chimney, standing alone in an open field. Bristol Ferry was the ferry landing at the north end of Aquidneck Island in Portsmouth and a summer art colony in the early 1900s. A visitor wrote that the studio was built by "the richest maiden lady in R.I." and was full of paintings, with lessons in wood carving, painting, drawing, raffia work, and wood turning. The range of classes reflects the period's interest in handicrafts and summer art study.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Tiverton, R.I. Aug. 1, 1905 Dear Charlotte, We visited this studio the other day. It was built by the richest maiden lady in R.I. It is full of beautiful paintings etc. They give lessons in wood carving, painting, drawing, raffia work, wood turning. It is very beautiful inside. We are having a lovely time. Start for Westi- Brooke to-morrow. With love Helen Fuller

SOCIAL STUDIO, BRISTOL FERRY, R. I.
PostmarkedTiverton, RI
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte Hassett

Sparhawk St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

PostmarkedTiverton, RI
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Hassett, Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1900
NotesUndivided-back era card (message written on the picture side, datelined Tiverton, R.I., Aug. 1, 1905); "Private Mailing Card" stock (Act of Congress May 19, 1898); printed caption "SOCIAL STUDIO, BRISTOL FERRY, R. I." with a printed verse quotation (Tennyson) on the picture side; halftone screen visible; matte halftone print; light toning and brown staining along the edges and corners; light edge wear and a small stain at lower right. Postmark: TIVERTON R.I. 1905.

Cite this card

Social Studio, Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/social-studio-bristol-ferry-rhode-island-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.