Leshono Toyvo Shifskarte, glass and metal, potichomania, a method of
rendering an appearance similar to porcelain ware by coating inside of glass, crafted by Leona M Fein; image of card, circa 1901, with steamship at sea, nautical motifs and Yiddish text including Yiddish for “Happy New Year ship ticket” purportedly representing mass immigration of Eastern European Jews to America in late 19th/early 20th century; gold-colored relief anchor on sloped top.

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