A single pansy fills the frame: white upper petals, deep blue-violet lower petals, and dark whisker lines radiating from a small red center. A green stem and leaves curve below against a plain reddish-brown ground.
Single-bloom flower portraits were a common postcard subject in the early 1900s, when the pansy carried its own sentimental meaning in correspondence, its name tied to the French pensée, or thought. The plain ground keeps attention on the flower's face.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
Series
581
Condition
Very good
Notes
Wide white border; fine crosshatch/screen texture in the background; slight wear at the corners.
No postmark; printed stamp box with no stamp applied, reading PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS. Divided-back "Post Card" with correspondence and address headings, c. 1907–1915. White border on front; light edge wear, faint pencil dealer stock/price notation "2581 1/2" at top right. Series/card number 581. No message or address written.
Cite this card
Pansy blossom on a brown ground, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pansy-blossom-on-a-brown-ground-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
