The People’s Friend Offers a Splash of Chinoiserie in 1960
Posted: February 17th, 2014 | 1 Comment »The People’s Friend (my grandmother’s favouite read), known as “the famous story magazine” began publoishing in 1869. This issue is from 1960 and is a rather turgid story set in Scotland. However, a wee touch of Chinoiserie crept in, courtesy of the cover designer (uncredited) – note the statue and picture on the wall. Neither are mentioned in the story so must have been the designer’s own idea.
From 1960, yet has post-decimal currency clearly visible on the cover and is almost half a pound? Might I suggest the region of 1988?