Postcard
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1910
This object is a German erotic postcard dating to circa 1910, produced by an unknown maker. The piece consists of a black and white photo-lithograph printed on card. It measures approximately 9 cm in height by 14 cm in width.
The postcard depicts a photographic scene of a nude woman posing on a swing against a scenic backdrop. It forms part of the Milford Haven Collection of erotic postcards, which features regional styles of French, Italian, and German postcards arranged across three albums. The card is mounted within an album whose exterior cover bears a label with reference text detailing sections and numerical ranges within the collection. The encompassing album measures 25.8 cm high, 21 cm wide, and 7 cm deep.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
This collection of 'Cartes postales fantaisistes' originally belonged to a member of the Milford Haven family and contains 442 postcards mounted in three bound albums. Accompanied by a typed catalogue dating to 1960, the collection was acquired by E.J. Dingwell in that same year.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Photo-lithograph
- Dimensions
- Height (album): 25.8 cm; Width (album): 21 cm; Depth (album): 7 cm; Height (card): 9 cm; Width (card): 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Text and label on album cover; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: 'PostCards / THE MILFORD HAVEN COLLECTION OF POST CARDS / SECTION I - SECTION VI. SECTION IX. / SECTIONS 1 - 6.9 / Numbers 1-35/ " 72 - 120 / " 148 - 153 / " 163 - 184 / " 205 - 227 / " 250 - 313 / " 350 - 412'; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- Germany
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- E.523:105-2001
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.