Title
Fourmi le matin, Papillon le soir [Ant in the morning, Butterfly in the evening].
Coverage
Paris:
Publisher
Manufactures de modes,
Date
[ca. 1900].
Description
Lift the flap on this metamorphic trade card for a French design firm and the woman changes from wearing daytime attire to one dressed in a flowing evening gown. A metamorphic like this proves the point: A picture is worth a thousand words. Novelty and clever graphic design succinctly make the point.
Source
Collection of Ellen G. K. Rubin.