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Postcard, Les asperges, France, 1903

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1903

A postcard depicting three scenes: In the first a woman enters a restaurant and is met by a young boy who proffers her an asparagus spear bent at one end. She waves him away saying 'That's not much use to start with young man.' The second scene shows a woman at table with a man who offers her a thick straight spear of asparagus and she says: 'Excellent with white sauce.' In the third scene a woman is arranging her hat in the mirror while an elderly man offers her a wilting spear of asparagus. She says: 'Shrivelled like that? Its time is over, my dear.....'

It was acquired in 1960 by E.J. Dingwell.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
0

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Material
lithograph
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm; Width: 11 cm; Depth: 5 cm; Height: 9 cm; Width: 14 cm

Technical characteristics

Place recorded
France

Design

Marks and inscriptions
'C' / CARTES POSTALES / The Milford Haven / Collection of Post cards. / Sections 13, 14, 15 / Numbers 524 - 573 / " 582 - 601 / " 620 - 631'; 'CLASSEAUR / ALBUM / CARTES POSTALES / Sections / 13 14 15 / The Milford Haven / Collection of Post cards. / / Numbers 524 - 573 / " 582 - 601 / " 620 - 631'; 'LES ASPERGES / PAS DE QUOI COMMENCER, MON PETIT / EXCELLENTE A LA SAUCE BLANCHE / RECROQUEVILLÉE COMME ÇA? / ELLE EST PASSÉE, MON CHER....'

Identification

Source note
Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
Candidate id
vam-O60160
Museum object name
Postcard
Holding institution
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Museum object number
E.525:560-2001
Museum system number
O60160

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

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