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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Vintage Postcard Sunday...Let's go to a Museum...

Yes, today I thought we'd take a little journey to Grasse, France ~ a little community on the French Riviera not far from Cannes & Nice.  This town is considered the worlds capital of perfume!    Now these postcards come from the Musee Fragonard ~ one of the oldest perfume factories in the town and is still there!!  (if you click on the link you will be taken to their current web-site.)

Now, there are no dates on these postcards ~ I'm guessing they are from the 30's due to their condition and the coloration of the images.  There is a bit of information on one of the cards that is a bit curious.  It states that Mille Gerard worked with Mister Fragonard - Her Pictures appeared by Vidal - Paris... (not sure what that means) but anyway her pictures are on the reverse of this postcard.

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The rest are additional views of the Fragonard Mansion....

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So there you go...a quick little trip to the south of France for a stop at the perfume capital of the world!
Hope you enjoyed the journey :)

Have a wonderful day!
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3 comments:

  1. Carol MetullyMay 22, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    Thanks for the trip to the perfume capital...ah the sweet scents in the air!! Merci!!

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  2. CreateologyMay 22, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Oh how I must put this wonderful museum and place on my visit list. I have yet to visit Nice which is on my list so how perfectly close they are for me. Love the vintage postcards.

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  3. Elaine AMay 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Thank you Roni -

    The sinus infection is preventing me from smelling all the wonderful different perfumes - LOL!

    Elaine Allen

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