Postcard — Stilleben, Germany, ca. 1907
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1907
Postcard — Stilleben, Germany, ca. 1907 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1907. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard: Cupid surveys the sexual congress taking place behind a screen; German; ca.
1907. Museum description: On a table are two glasses half-filled with wine and a bowl of fruit and a vase of flowers. Before it is a chair with hearts on it on which is a tall hat and gloves while a walking stick leans against it. Behind the table and chair is a screen on which Cupid stands surveying the scenario on a sofa it is shielding. On the sofa a girl's head is just visible The museum record gives material recorded as card; measurements Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm; place associated: Germany.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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
The Milford Haven Collection consists of 442 specimans of French, Italian and German erotic postcards of considerable interest including a number of rare movable cards, all dating from the early years of the twentieth century. The collection illustrates with great clarity the various styles particular to each region. The cards have been arranged in three albums, according to the subject matter with which they deal, highlighting the original collector's strong interest in scatological subjects.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- card
- Dimensions
- Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Lithograph
- Place recorded
- Germany
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- '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'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- E.523:304-2001
- Museum system number
- O59641
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 materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.