Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken before 1914

This is a postcard addressed to Philip Zilcken, likely penned by F.M. Melchers sometime around 1914. The looping script seems to dance across the card, each letter a deliberate stroke, a conversation in ink. Imagine Melchers, pen in hand, the nib scratching against the surface as he forms each word. I wonder what he might have been thinking as he wrote, what he wanted to convey to Zilcken? The date stamp, a blur of purple ink, marks the moment it entered the postal system, a brief pause in its journey to deliver its message. You can see the faded blue stamp marking the price of postage on the top right. It feels intimate, a moment frozen in time. These little postcards often provide a window into the personal exchanges between artists and other figures within their circle, offering glimpses of creative exchange and connection across time.