Loge d'Artistes-Madame Sans-Gêne
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1901
"Loge d'Artistes-Madame Sans-Gêne" is an erotic photographic postcard produced in France around 1901 by an unknown maker. The image presents a hand-coloured tinted photograph depicting a topless actress posed inside her dressing room. She is clad only in a pair of dark trousers while holding and adjusting a hat atop her head. In the background of the room, a side table holding a lamp and a chair draped with clothing are arranged within an interior setting.
Printed on card, the postcard measures approximately 9 cm in height by 14 cm in width. The printed title describes the actress as "without embarrassment" (sans-gêne) in her artist's dressing room (loge d'artistes). It forms part of the Milford Haven Collection, preserved within albums measuring approximately 13.6 cm high, 21 cm wide, and 5.5 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 card belongs to the Milford Haven Collection of erotic and novelty postcards, comprising 442 French, Italian, and German postcards from the early twentieth century. Mounted across three bound albums with an accompanying typed catalogue dated 1960, the collection once belonged to a member of the Milford Haven family before its acquisition in 1960 by E. J. Dingwell.
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
- Loge d'Artistes-Madame Sans-Gêne
- Museum object number
- E.524:325-2001
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.