It was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel by the order of Louis XV for his long-term mistress, Madame de Pompadour, and was constructed between 1762 and 1768. But Madame de Pompadour died four years before its completion, and it was subsequently occupied by her successor, Madame du Barry. Upon his accession to the throne in 1774, the 20-year-old Louis XVI gave the château and its surrounding park to his 19-year-old Queen Marie Antoinette for her exclusive use and enjoyment. Marie longed to escape Louis and his court, and he gave her just the place.
Laiteries
Initially, there were two dairies: the "Preparation Dairy" which produced creams and cheeses, is located near the tower. It was where the milk was skimmed and the butter beaten. In the second dairy, the Queen tasted the dairy products from tables of veined white marble supported by fourteen carved consoles and arranged around the room.
The postcard then, if of the 'Preparation Dairy', since it's located near the Marlborough Tower.
I also found you can buy the image(!) I have posted.
While looking for information about this place, I stumbled upon another card from the Oakville Public Library with the same location, but from the opposite side:
It is about four years older than my postcard, having been sent in 1910...but who knows when the image was taken? They could well be of the same time, just produced as cards on different dates.
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