Bouasse-Lebel French Religious Card - Souvenir of First Communion reuseable Depicting an Owl (with enamel

Depicting an Owl (with enamel eyes) sitting on a branch (holding a faceted amethyst and citrine gemstone)

Metal Content: Brass

The overlay paper depicts a bundle of mistletoe and four leaf clovers - in the background is a pastoral scene

The Maison Bouasse-Lebel encountered financial difficulties in its first years

Bouasse-Lebel French Religious Card - Souvenir of First Communion reuseable Depicting an Owl (with enamelDating to 1898, may I offer this Souvenir de Premiere Communion (Souvenir of First Communion) printed by the French firm of Bouasse Lebel. The card is a sheet of light paper cardstock aka canivet and features a color image of a young girl taking communion from a holy personage. The card is in fine fettle with no rips or tears that I can spot. The back of the card has a pencil notation that Mademoiselle Cannet made her First Communion on June 5, 1898.