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Subiaco Museum > Records

POSTCARD: YOUNG LADY PLUCKING ROSE PETALS.

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c. 1910

Overview

Coloured postcard depicting a young lady sitting on a low garden wall with trees in the background. She wears a long dress with a stole draped over her shoulders. With her left hand she plucks petals off a bunch of roses held in her right hand. The following lines are printed in red across the top of the card: 'She plucks the leaves off, one by one and murmurs soft and low - He loves me, not, a little, much but passionately, Ah no.' On the reverse the donor has written in ink: 'Over 60 years.'

Historical information

A coloured postcard depicting a young lady sitting on a low garden wall with trees in the background. On the reverse the donor has written in ink: 'Over 60 years.'

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1991.151

Item type

Width

88 mm

Height or length

137 mm

Keywords

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

A postcard of universal interest, possibly owned by the donor.

Last modified

Monday, 17 November, 2025

Completeness

94

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