In this artwork, how is the Design discussed?
The Penny Penates is a postcard made of paper. The front features a hand-drawn colour illustration showing a gathering of caricatured postal clerks with huge pens seated around an enlarged inkwell marked "Official." To the left and right of the inkwell appear the words "Penny" and "Penates", respectively. In Ancient Roman religion, the Penates were the guardians of a storeroom or household. On the back is inscribed "Theodore Hook Esq, Fulham"; a Penny Black stamp is affixed to the top right as postage. A circular postmark underneath the Fulham address is dated 14 July 1840.
Fulham Ancient Roman religion Theodore Hook Penny Black postcard Esq paper Penates caricatured