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Ah! raining again!

Postcard
ca. 1904 (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
  • Ah! raining again! (assigned by artist)
  • Encore de la pluie (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lineblock print
Brief description
Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, by Xavier Sager, 'Encore de la pluie / Ah! Raining again', Woman on clifftop urinates into the dish of man lunching below, lineblock print, French, ca.1904, no.51 of a series
Physical description
A postcard depicting a woman dressed in a red jacket and hat and voluminous yellow skirt. She squats on a cliff edge urinating and the urine falls into a dish held by a man all unaware who is attempting to lunch on a lower ledge. Two other climbers regard the scene in horror.
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)
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.524:473-2001

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Record createdJune 18, 2001
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