Postcard — Le-Porte-Veine, France, ca. 1903
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1903
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:420-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1903. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, Le-Porte-Veine (Good Luck), girl points to the word 'merde', lithograph, French, ca.1903.
Museum description: Postcard depicting a young woman indicating what appears to be a number 9679111. This turns out to be the word 'merde' in trick mirror-writing. Under the figures is the inscription in French: 'read these figures in the glass, it will bring you good luck' The museum records it as Offset lithograph, measuring Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 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
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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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
- printing ink, card
- Dimensions
- Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Offset lithograph
- Place recorded
- France
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'SECTIONS 7 8 10 11 12 / Post Cards / The Milford Haven Collection / of / Post Cards. / Numbers 323 - 326 / " 336 - 340 / " 420 - 441 / " 453 - 504 / " 508 - 515'; '9679111 / Lisez ces chiffres dan / la glace ça vous portera / bonheur!'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- E.524:420-2001
- Museum system number
- O59834
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
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