Postcard — 'La bonne source, ach, elle etait bien chaude / Good water spring - ach it is very hot, France, Germany, ca. 1903
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1903
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:475-2001), made in France, Germany, dated ca. 1903, attributed to Mouton, Georges. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, by Georges Mouton, 'La bonne source, ach, elle était bien chaude / Good water spring - ach it is very hot', tourist filling watering can from spring into which woman is urinating, lineblock print, French or German, ca.1903, no.31 of a series.
Museum description: A postcard depicting a woman urinating on top of a hill. A tourist fills his watering can from the apparently natural spring flowing from the hill and wonders why it is warm. He says in French: 'Good water spring. Ach? It is very hot.' The museum records it as Lineblock print, 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
- 1
- 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
- Lineblock print
- Dimensions
- Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Lineblock print
- Maker recorded
- Mouton, Georges
- Place recorded
- France, Germany
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'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- E.524:475-2001
- Museum system number
- O59882
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.