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Trial sitting of new member

Postcard
ca. 1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.



Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Trial sitting of new member (assigned by artist)
  • Probesitzung neuer Mitglieder (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
colour halftone
Brief description
Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, 'Probesitzung neuer Mitglieder', Seven children with their pots, colour halftone, Dutch, ca.1903
Physical description
A postcard depicting seven children grouped around some stairs, six of them are atop their chamber pots. They look at a seventh and an overturned pot lies on the ground
Dimensions
  • Album height: 13.6cm
  • Album width: 21cm
  • Album depth: 5.5cm (Note: Dimensions for album closed)
  • Card height: 9cm (Note: approximate)
  • Card width: 14cm (Note: approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
  • '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' (Labels and text printed on album cover)
  • 'Probesitzung neuer Mitglieder.' (printed on postcard recto)
    Transliteration
    Trial sitting of new member
Credit line
Given by Dr E. J. Dingwall
Object history
This collection of 'Cartes postales fantaisistes' was at one time part of the collection of a member of the Milford Haven family. The collection consists of 442 postcards mounted in three bound albums and accompanied by a typed catalogue dated 1960. It was acquired in 1960 by E.J. Dingwell.
Subjects depicted
Summary
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.

Collection
Accession number
E.524:471-2001

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Record createdJune 18, 2001
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