8 cards with envelopes; inside reads "Season's Greetings"
The Needham Historical Society's beloved "Christmas Morning" (also called "Winter") shows Wyeth's grandfather and his youngest brother in front of their Needham home. A unique touch of Needham for your holiday greetings! ALSO AVAILABLE BLANK INSIDE.
Price: $12
BIRDS, Timothy Otis Fuller
4 cards/envelopes. Four design, blank inside: Sparrows, Warblers, Longspurs, Woodpeckers.
Timothy Otis Fuller (1845-1916) was a self-taught naturalist and artist. The Needham Historical Society owns four of Fuller's ornithology field journals, in which he recorded his observations on the local birds. The journals were illustrated by Fuller with finely-detailed watercolor paintings.
Price: $8.00
VICTORIAN NEEDHAM, 1880
4 cards/envelopes. Four designs, blank inside: Italian Garden (Baker Estate), Great Plain at Chestnut, Center Station, Odd Fellows' Hall (Great Plain at Chapel).
In the 1880s and 90s, Needham was home to several photography studios. As a result, the photographic record of Victorian Needham is especially rich.
Price: $8.00
WYETH PANSIES
4 cards/envelopes. One design, blank inside.
The Needham Historical Society obtained permission from Andrew Wyeth to reprint his watercolor sketch , “Pansies.” The sketch was a study for a painting called “Weatherside,” a part of his series Christina’s World.
