Colour postcard
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1992.701
Identification
Item: Last Oak in England, Penzance
Description: The last oak tree in England, whereabouts unknown. This postcard is dated 14 October 1907. It suggests the secret delights hidden in the Penzance area. Frith chose the essential English icon of strength and durability in the Oak, a timeless symbol of the years. The curve of the road leads the eye around the corner to unknown mysteries and delights; it invites the viewer to come to a rural idyll in a 1907 age of towns, cities and industrial grind. The postcard reflects also the new age of discovery in the era of King Edward VII and, of course, the increasing popularity of the bicycle.
Condition: Good
Description
Height: 88 mm
Width: 138 mm
Material: Photographic card
Production
Method: Printed
Place: Trereife, Penzance
Category: Photography
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