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Clover blossoms with contentment motto, circa 1910

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Clover blossoms with contentment motto, circa 1910, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Baerwald, WI, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Clover blossoms with contentment motto, circa 1910, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Baerwald, WI, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A spray of purple-red clover blossoms with green trefoil leaves fills the left side of the card, while a hand-lettered motto about contentment occupies the right. The design is a typical early twentieth-century motto or greeting card, printed in soft greens and purples on cream stock and signed by the artist Phil Wright. Such sentiment cards were widely exchanged in the years before and just after World War I.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Yours as- [illegible] With Best Wishes for the Coming Year. Emah.

It is right to be contented With what we have Never with what we are. Phil Wright --- Post Card THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY THE [globe mark] CHICAGO
PostmarkedMilwaukee, WI
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Baerwald

221 Allard Ave, Green Bay, WI

Postcard record

PostmarkedMilwaukee, WI
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. Wm. Baerwald, 221 Allard Ave, Green Bay, WI
Stamp10c Thomas Jefferson, green
NotesCream stock heavily toned and lightly soiled with worn corners; no white border; artist signature 'Phil Wright' at lower left. Postmark: MILWAUKEE JUN 2[illegible] 10:30 AM 1910. Divided-back card with 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp; matte textured stock, light edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

Clover blossoms with contentment motto, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/clover-blossoms-with-contentment-motto-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.