Postcard, lithograph, Germany, 1904
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1904
A postcard depicting four scenes: First, a skinny bearded man lies naked on the ground under a tree. Second, two buxom girls appear and he snatches his hat. Third, the girls come up to him and he has to stand up, clutching the hat to his genitals. Meanwhile a wasp settles on his hand. Lastly, the man has raised his hands to chase the wasp and the girls are looking very amused. The legend reads: '.......and the hat does not fall.......'
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
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- Height: 13.6 cm; Width: 21 cm; Depth: 5.5 cm; Height: 9 cm; Width: 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Germany
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- 'SECTIONS 7 8 10 11 12 / Post Cards / The Milford Haven Collection / of / Post Cards. / Numbers 323 - 326 / " 336 - 340 / " 420 - 441 / " 453 - 504 / " 508 - 515'; '....et le chapeaux ne tombe pas.... ....und der Hut fällt nicht herunter.....'
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-O59944
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- E.524:510-2001
- Museum system number
- O59944
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.