Postcard — Curiosités Parisiennes, France, ca. 1906
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1906
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.524:477-2001), made in France, dated ca. 1906. The museum's brief description reads: Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, 'Curiosités Parisiennes - La Fontaine - Carpeaux', woman appearing to urinate beside a water hydrant, hand-coloured lithograph, French, ca.1906.
Museum description: A postcard depicting two scenes: On top is a picture of a young woman in a tight red dress who is leaning over a water hydrant from which a stream of water is pouring. She is watched by a man and two other persons and is being asked what she is doing to which she replies that she is using all her efforts but cannot stop. In the next picture below is a tinted photograph of fountains playing. The museum records it as Hand-coloured 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
- 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
- printing ink, card
- Dimensions
- Height 13.6 cm; Width 21 cm; Depth 5.5 cm; Height 9 cm; Width 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Hand-coloured 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'; 'CURIOSITES - PARISIENNES - NO 25 - LA FONTAINE - CARPEAUX / - QU'EST-CE QUE VOUS FAITES LA ? / MADELEINE: EXCUSEZ-MOI M'SIEU L'GARDE / J'AI BEAU FAIRE TOUS MES EFFORTS, / J'PEAUX PAS M'ARRETER ... /
Identification
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- E.524:477-2001
- Museum system number
- O59884
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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