Postcard — La paresse, France, ca. 1905
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1905
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.523:406-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1905, attributed to Sager, Xavier. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard: Woman on sofa has her nipple tweaked by man's walking stick; Xavier Sager; ca.
1905; French. Museum description: A woman wearing a thin yellow chemise exposing her breasts and bottom lies on a plush sofa. A man leans over the back and teases her nipple with his walking stick The museum records it as Lineblock, measuring Height 25.8 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 7 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm. These details come from the 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
- Lineblock
- Maker recorded
- Sager, Xavier
- Place recorded
- France
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.523:406-2001
- Museum system number
- O59827
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 catalogue references against a specialist reference.