These are among a number of vintage New Year's postcards available at New York Public Library Digital Gallery, but Joanna Ebenstein at Morbid Anatomy picked the best ones. So far no one has commented on the significance of the mushrooms and I'd really like to know. Ideas?
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No idea. Were mushrooms considered lucky in those days?
Given the juxtaposition to clover, I wondered the same thing.
The downside to a half-day at work are Curious George on PBS and watching this NSFW Money Shot video and seeing that "master" guy's acne infested ass.
They're not mere mushrooms, they're truffles. (the pigs gave it away) I suppose the postcards are then wishes of good fortune in the new year.
And since Ogg didn't call it, Murst!
Happy New Year, Ogg, Akubi, et al.
Of course!
I love truffles!
Happy New Year!
This from a private email from someone who saw my post:
"The mushroom is the Fly agaric or Amanita muscaria, if you look on Wikipedia you will find a section on the Christmas ,Santa, Fly agaric connection and more cards with mushrooms. You will also find out how reindeer can fly (or think they can), and about hallucinogenic urine."
--Joanna (Morbid Anatomy)
@Joanna,
That's interesting. Although pretty, the actual mushrooms seem like an odd choice for Christmas decorations.
The mushroom is Amanita muscaria, called Gluckspilz in Germany, the luck mushroom. Long used as a symbol of good luck and seen often at the turn of the year,
Greg Marley
Mushrooms for Health
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