Postcard, colour lithograph, Germany, 1909
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1909
A postcard depicting a fat peasant woman pressing her cheek against a young bull's head while the tongue of the animal is pushed against her lips. The tongue is large and scarlet and shaped like a penis. The inscription in German reads: 'My treasure has been untrue to me and I could do nothing about it, so that I can keep in practice I find consolation in my steer.' At the top of the card is a small picture showing her 'treasure' kissing another woman.
It was acquired in 1960 by E.J. Dingwell.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Colour lithograph
- Dimensions
- Height: 7 cm; Width: 11 cm; Depth: 5 cm; Height: 9 cm; Width: 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Germany
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- 'C' / CARTES POSTALES / The Milford Haven / Collection of Post cards. / Sections 13, 14, 15 / Numbers 524 - 573 / " 582 - 601 / " 620 - 631'; 'CLASSEAUR / ALBUM / CARTES POSTALES / Sections / 13 14 15 / The Milford Haven / Collection of Post cards. / / Numbers 524 - 573 / " 582 - 601 / " 620 - 631'
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O59951
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- E.525:525-2001
- Museum system number
- O59951
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.