Indovinello Doppio (Riddle)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1903
"Indovinello Doppio (Riddle)" is an Italian postcard produced around 1903 by an unknown artist. The card is made of card stock and printed with printing ink using a lithographic technique. It measures approximately 9 cm in height by 14 cm in width.
The design features an illustration of a green fig positioned in the upper portion of the card. Below the fruit, an Italian inscription in suggestive verse presents a riddle relying on a double entendre, playing on the Italian word "fica" as both a fig and slang for the female genitalia. The verse discusses eating the fruit versus touching its "sister," ending with a remark about "family affairs."
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This card forms part of the Milford Haven Collection of erotic and humorous postcards ("cartes postales fantaisistes"), which originated from a member of the Milford Haven family. The collection consists of 442 French, Italian, and German postcards mounted across three bound albums alongside a typed catalogue from 1960. It was acquired in 1960 by E.J. Dingwell.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- Height (album): 7 cm; Width (album): 11 cm; Depth (album): 5 cm; Height (card): 9 cm; Width (card): 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Labels and text printed on album spine; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: 'C' / CARTES POSTALES / The Milford Haven / Collection of Post cards. / Sections 13, 14, 15 / Numbers 524 - 573 / " 582 - 601 / " 620 - 631'; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: printed on album cover; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: 'CLASSEAUR / ALBUM / CARTES POSTALES / Sections / 13 14 15 / The Milford Haven / Collection of Post cards. / / Numbers 524 - 573 / " 582 - 601 / " 620 - 631'; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- Italy
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
- Indovinello Doppio (Riddle)
- Museum object number
- E.525:554-2001
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.