“Then Dorothy Rode on His Back” — Honor C. Appleton Art Postcard

“Then Dorothy rode on his back,” the caption reads: a bonneted grandmother doll perched high on a grey toy elephant, led by a sailor-doll through a tumble of toys — a white pierrot, a waddling sailor-duck, kimono dolls, a toy monkey and a striped rag baby. Honor C. Appleton at her most exuberant, with a whole toy box caught mid-parade.

A lively find for a nursery wall, a doll-and-toy collection, or a card sent to someone who still keeps their childhood toys close.