Nude holding wine glass postcard
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Ca. 1910
This object is an erotic postcard printed on card, produced in Germany around 1910 by an unknown maker. It depicts a photograph of a nude female figure lying supine across a draped couch while holding a wineglass on her stomach. The composition is executed as a photo-lithograph in monochrome tones and is set horizontally.
The individual postcard measures approximately 9 cm in height by 14 cm in width. It forms part of an album belonging to the Milford Haven Collection, with the album structure measuring 25.8 cm in height, 21 cm in width, and 7 cm in depth. The cover of the album contains recorded label text reading 'PostCards / THE MILFORD HAVEN COLLECTION OF POST CARDS' followed by Roman and Arabic numerals indicating sections and card number ranges.
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 card belongs to the Milford Haven Collection of 442 French, Italian, and German erotic postcards dating from the early twentieth century. Once held by a member of the Milford Haven family, the collection of 'Cartes postales fantaisistes' was arranged across three bound albums accompanied by a 1960 typed catalogue. It was subsequently acquired in 1960 by E.J. Dingwell.
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.523:108-2001
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.